March 13, 2017
The Richmond
Police Department has identified the victim in a shooting which occurred on
Saturday in Providence Park.
Shortly after
9 p.m. on Saturday, March 11, police were called to the 3400 block of
Wellington Street for a report of a robbery. As officers were en route, the
call was upgraded to a shooting.
When officers
arrived, they found two males suffering from gunshot wounds. One male,
Keyvon Johnson, 24, of the 2200 block of 4th Street, was pronounced dead at
the scene. The second male was treated for minor injuries and released at the
scene.
Police are
investigating this incident as a death investigation. No additional details are
available at this time.
Anyone with
information about this incident is asked to call Major Crimes Detective K.
Hughes at (804) 646-3917 or contact Crime Stoppers at 780-1000 or
at www.7801000.com.
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