July
29, 2019
The Richmond Police Department has made an arrest in connection with an aggravated assault that occurred in Gilpin Court last week.
Kemontray
L. Lamberts, 19, of the 1000 block of Saint James Street, was taken into custody on Thursday, July
25. He has been charged with Malicious Wounding.
At
approximately 11:45 p.m. on Monday, July 22, officers responded to a local hospital for the report of an
assault. Once police arrived, they spoke to an adult male victim who had
been shot several times in the chest and back with a paintball gun. He
had also been shot in the right eye. The incident happened in the 1000
block of Saint John Street.
“We
are taking this assault very seriously,” said Major Crimes Lt. Richard
Edwards. “The victim had to undergo surgery and lost his eye because
of the incident. We want to do what we can to prevent something like this
from happening again.”
Anyone
with information about this assault is asked to call Major Crimes Detective
J. Larry at (804) 646-1647 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.
Kemontray
L. Lamberts
