June 15, 2019
The Richmond Police Department, with the assistance of the VCU Police Department and the Colonial Heights Police Department, has made an arrest in a shooting that occurred early this morning in the Fan District.
Blair D. Odom,
26, of the 100 block of Fairfax Avenue, Colonial Heights, was taken into custody by Colonial Heights
police officers at approximately 7:15 a.m. He has been charged with Attempted
Murder and Use of a Firearm in the Commission of a Felony. His
booking photo is attached.
At
approximately 1:15 a.m.,
officers responded to the 400 block of N Harrison Street for several
reports of a shooting. Once on the scene, they located an adult male who
had been shot. The male was transported to a local hospital with a
non-life threatening gunshot wound.
The VCU Police
Department provided surveillance images to RPD, which assisted with the
identification of the suspect.
Anyone with
information about this shooting is asked to call Major Crimes Detective E.
Livengood at (804) 646-3185 or contact Crime Stoppers at (804) 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.
Blair D. Odom
