June 8, 2017
The Richmond
Police Department is investigating a double homicide that occurred on the
city’s southside.
Last night at
approximately 9:53 p.m., officers
received calls for random gunfire in the 3600 block of Decatur Street. Officers
arrived and found a male down and unresponsive in the street. Nearby on the
sidewalk another male was found down and unresponsive. Both had suffered an
apparent gunshot wound.
Responders from
the Richmond Ambulance Authority pronounced both males dead at the scene. The
Medical Examiner will determine cause and manner of death.
RPD detectives
canvassed the neighborhood and spoke with several people who reported hearing
gunshots.
Anyone
with information about this homicide is asked to call Major Crimes Detective
J. Fultz at (804) 646-3929 or contact Crime Stoppers at 780-1000 or
at www.7801000.com. Submit tips to GUN250 about persons illegally possessing guns by texting Crime Stoppers at 274637, then using keyword “GUN250” followed by your tip. Rewards up to $250. Crime Stoppers methods are anonymous.
