June 5, 2017
The Richmond
Police Department has identified the person who was fatally shot last Wednesday
night in Whitcomb Court as Tyreece D. Gayles, 28, of the 2500 block of
Glenlea Avenue.
At
approximate 10:13 p.m., Wednesday, May 31, RPD officers responded to a call for a person shot in the 2300
block of Ambrose Street in Whitcomb Court. When they arrived they found
Gayles’ body inside a residence at that location. He had been shot.
Another
individual, an adult male, was also shot during the incident and driven to a
local hospital with a non-life threatening injury.
There have
been no arrests.
Detectives
have classified this case as a death investigation. They ask
anyone with any information about the shooting to call Major Crimes
Detective Gary Bailey at (804) 646-6743 or contact Crime Stoppers at (804)
780-1000, online at www.7801000.com
or by texting Crime Stoppers at 274637, using the keyword “ITip”
followed by your tip.
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