June 7, 2017
The Richmond
Police Department has arrested three juveniles for burglarizing two public
school buildings in recent weeks and shooting a Richmond Public Schools
employee.
At
approximately, 7:37 p.m., yesterday, June 6, RPD officers responded to a
burglar alarm at Overby-Sheppard Elementary School at 2300 1st
Avenue. They quickly detained three male juveniles, ages 10, 11, and 11.
During the
course of the investigation, detectives determined that the juveniles were also
involved in a burglary of the Norrell Annex building at 201 West Graham Road on
May 1 in which a Richmond Public Schools employee was shot. She suffered a non-life
threatening wound. The three juveniles are also believed to have burglarized the Norrell Annex building the weekend before the shooting.
They have each
been charged with two counts of Burglary, two counts of Grand Larceny, two
counts of Robbery, and one count of the Use of a Firearm in the Commission of a
Felony.
Additional
charges are expected to be filed.“The shooting at Norrell Annex had a huge effect on the Barton Heights neighborhood,” said 4th Precinct Captain Jody Blackwell. “We are pleased to be able to tell those residents that we have arrested those responsible. Still, it is a concern that juveniles of that age are committing such violent acts.”
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