November 12, 2019
Richmond Police detectives are asking anyone with
information about this morning’s shooting of a juvenile female to contact
detectives.
At approximately 12:30 a.m., officers were called
to the 2300 block of Joplin Avenue for reports of random gunfire and the
shooting into an occupied dwelling that had resulted in an injury. Officers
arrived and found a juvenile female under the age of 15 in an occupied dwelling
who had suffered an apparent gunshot wound. She was transported to a local
hospital with an injury that was considered life threatening.
Officers, the Forensics Unit and detectives from
Major Crimes have been investigating through the morning and urge anyone with
information to contact detectives.
Anyone with information
about this shooting is asked to call Major Crimes Detective M. Gouldman at
(804) 646-3915 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.
