August 20,
2017
The Richmond
Police Department has identified the victims in two homicides which occurred
last night in Whitcomb Court and the Mosby neighborhood.
Shortly before 11 p.m. last night, police were called to the 2400 block of Carmine Street for a report of a person down. When officers arrived, they found the victim, Justin B. Townsend, 24, of the 16000 block of Flotilla Way, Woodbridge, in the courtyard of an apartment complex with an apparent gunshot wound. Richmond Ambulance Authority transported the victim to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead.
Fifteen minutes later at approximately 11:15 p.m., police received a call for a shooting in the 1400 block of Coalter Street. When officers found the victim, Broderick F. Jones, 40, of the 1900 block of Accommodation Street, in the stairwell of residence suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
At this time, detectives do not believe the two incidents are related and are in the early stages of the investigation. The Medical Examiner will determine cause and manner of death.
Anyone with information about the homicide on Carmine Street is asked to call Major Crimes Detective J. Crewell at (804) 646-5324. Those with information about the homicide on Coalter Street is asked to call Major Crimes Detective A. Coates at (804) 646-0729 or contact Crime Stoppers at 780-1000 or at www.7801000.com.
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