November
15, 2017
The
Richmond Police Department, after consultation and review with the Commonwealth
Attorney’s Office, has exceptionally cleared the triple homicide case
that occurred in the Gilpin Court neighborhood last September.
Detectives
have identified Marvin C. Eley, 28, of the 3200 block of M Street as a
responsible party in the shooting deaths of Aaron Robinson, 50 and
Cynthia K. Williams, 26, both of the 1200 block of St. Paul Street, and
Jenelle Smith, 26, of the 1200 block of St. James Street. Detectives
continue to investigate this incident.
At
approximately 4:26 a.m., Sunday, September 10, officers were called to
the 1200 block of St. Paul Street for a report of random gunfire. When they
arrived they were directed to an apartment where they discovered the three
victims.
Less
than an hour later that same morning, at 5:40 a.m., officers at the scene of
the shooting heard gunfire nearby and responded. In the 100 block of West
Federal Street they found Eley suffering from gunshot wounds. He was pronounced
dead at the scene. No arrests have yet been made in connection to the Eley
homicide and the motive and circumstances of that incident are still under
investigation.
Anyone
with information that may be helpful to the investigations is asked to call
Major Crimes Detectives M. Godwin at (804) 646-5533 or Det. G. Russell
at (804) 646-7715 or Crime Stoppers at (804) 780-1000 or at www.7801000.com.
