February 10, 2020
Last
weekend, two Richmond Police Department officers were fired upon as they
were driving through Mosby Court. Minutes after the single shot was
fired, other RPD officers located and arrested the shooter – a
juvenile male.
At
approximately 1:40 a.m. Saturday, February 8, two RPD officers reported
to dispatch that they had been fired upon in the area of Spotsylvania and
Accommodation Streets. Responding officers quickly established a perimeter
and arrested the 17 year old gunman.
He
has been charged with:
· Attempted Murder of a Law
Enforcement Officer
· Use of a Firearm in the Commission
of a Felony
· Possession of a Firearm by a
Juvenile
· Shooting into an Occupied Vehicle
The
officers were not injured. Their vehicle was not struck. A small caliber shell
casing was recovered at the scene but the firearm has not yet been located.
Anyone
with information about this investigation is asked to call RPD Detective S.
Odic at (804) 229-8175 or Crime Stoppers at (804) 780-1000 or www.7801000.com or the P3 smartphone app.
The Crime Stoppers methods are anonymous.
