March 7, 2018
The Richmond
Police Department has upgraded a charge in a homicide that occurred on the
Powhite Parkway last December.
Rodrigo Martinez-Mendoza, 41, of the 1600 block of Lincoln Avenue, Petersburg has been charged with second-degree murder in the death of Luis G. Gomez-Flores, 35, of the 2100 block of County Drive, Petersburg.
In December, Martinez-Mendoza was charged with aggravated malicious wounding, but has now been charged with murder. Javier Rodriguez-Zavala, 22, of the 6800 block of Jefferson Davis Highway, North Chesterfield was also previously arrested and charged with malicious wounding.
At approximately 2:16 a.m., on Monday, December 4, 2017, 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.
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. The P3 Tips Crime Stoppers app for smart phones may also be used. All three Crime Stoppers methods of contact are anonymous.
Rodrigo Martinez-Mendoza
