May 16, 2018
The Richmond
Police Department, with the assistance of the U.S. Marshal’s Regional Fugitive
Task Force, have made two arrests in connection to last week’s homicide on
Alvis Avenue.
Octavis Green, 17, no current address, was arrested yesterday. Green is charged with first-degree murder, use of a firearm in the commission of a felony (x2), and robbery. Nicholas L. Thomas, 20, of the 4300 block of North Avenue was also arrested yesterday and charged with conspiracy to commit murder and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony. Additional charges are pending. Their booking photos are attached.
At approximately 1:58 a.m., on Friday May 11, officers were called to the 3100 block of Alvis Avenue for the report of a person shot. Officers arrived and found Russell J. Long, 22, of the 1300 block of Greenmoss Drive in the roadway suffering from an apparent gunshot wound. He was transported to a local hospital where he succumbed to his injury.
Anyone with information about this homicide is
asked to call Major Crimes Detective M. Godwin at (804) 646-5533
or contact Crime Stoppers at 780-1000 or at www.7801000.com. The P3 Tips Crime
Stoppers app for smartphones may also be used. All Crime Stoppers methods
are anonymous.
