December 8,
2017
The Richmond
Police Department has identified the victim in Monday morning’s homicide on the
Powhite Parkway as Luis G. Gomez-Flores 35, of the 2100 block of County
Drive, Petersburg.
At approximately
2:16 a.m., Monday, officers received a call for a fight in progress in the 6300
block of Powhite Parkway just before Chippenham Parkway.
When police
arrived, they located a vehicle parked in a parking lot adjacent to the toll
booth and discovered Gomez-Flores lying outside the vehicle unconscious.
He was transported to a local hospital where he later succumbed to his
injuries. It was determined an altercation broke out inside the vehicle causing
the driver to pull over.
The Medical
Examiner will determine the cause and manner of death.
Rodrigo
Martinez-Mendoza, 41, of the 1600 block of Lincoln Avenue, Petersburg and Javier
Rodriguez-Zavala, 22, of the 6800 block of Jefferson Davis Highway, North
Chesterfield have been arrested and charged with malicious wounding.
Additional charges are pending. Their booking photos are attached.
Anyone with information about this homicide is asked to call Major
Crimes Detective J. Bridges at (804) 646-4494 or contact Crime Stoppers
at 780-1000 or at www.7801000.com.
