September 5, 2017
The Richmond
Police Department has identified the victim and made an arrest in a
fatal shooting that occurred last night on Meadowbridge Road.
At approximately
7:18 p.m., Monday, September 4, RPD officers were called to the 3100 block of
Meadowbridge Road for a report of a person shot. When they arrived, they found Andrew
Layne, 38, no permanent address, Henrico suffering from a gunshot wound.
Layne was
transported to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead shortly after
8:00 p.m.
RPD detectives
quickly developed a person of interest in the shooting and, within hours, had
charged Charles Craddock, 63, of the 700 block of Arnold Road with Voluntary
Manslaughter.
RPD Chief Alfred
Durham would like to thank the person who stopped at the scene to render first
aid to Layne. “I am so impressed by that act of kindness and courage,” said
Chief Durham. “It is a special kind of person who is willing to stop at the
scene of a shooting to do what they can to help, thinking first of the victim
rather than of themselves.”
Even though an arrest has been made,
RPD detectives believe that there were several eyewitnesses to the shooting who
have yet to come forward. They are asked to call Major Crimes Detective M.
Gouldman at (804) 646-3915 or contact Crime Stoppers at 780-1000 or
at www.7801000.com.
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