November
19, 2019
The
Richmond Police Department has charged two Petersburg men with killing a
Richmond man last month in Shockoe Bottom.
Raymond
R. Mason, III, 23, of the 3700 block of Autumn Drive, Petersburg and Rawqwon C. Hinton, 23, of the 25000
block of Front Road, Petersburg were arrested without incident by the U.S.
Marshals Regional Fugitive Task Force – Mason on the 17th and
Hinton on the 18th.
At approximately 2:37 a.m., Sunday,
October 6, RPD officers heard gunshots and quickly responded to the 1700
block of East Broad Street for the report of a person shot. Once on
scene, they found Devon A. Lyles, 22, of the 2100 block of Mandalay Drive. He
had been shot. He was pronounced dead at a local hospital at 3:04 a.m.
Detectives have determined Lyles was
shot in the 200 block of N. 18th Street and ran to the 1700
block of East Broad Street where he collapsed.
Anyone with information about this
homicide is asked to call Major Crimes Detective A. Darnell at (804)
646-3927 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.
