September 11,
2017
The Richmond
Police Department is investigating a double shooting that occurred last
weekend.
At approximately
10:21 p.m., Saturday, September 9, RPD officers were called to the 3200 block
of 5th Avenue for a report of a person shot. They quickly located two victims who
had been shot:
1. Female, under 10 years of age, with a
non-life threatening wound.
2. Male, in his 50s, with a
life-threatening wound.
The female victim
was located on a porch of a residence on 5th Avenue and the male
victim was located around the corner on Pollock Street.
The victims are
not related and, at this time, detectives have not linked this incident to any
other shootings in the city.
Anyone with information that may be
helpful to the investigation is asked to call the Major Crimes Detectives J.
Bridges (804) 646-4494. They may also contact Crime
Stoppers at (804) 780-1000 or at www.7801000.com.
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