Thursday, February 6, 2020

Victim Identified in Mechanicsville Turnpike Homicide

February 6, 2020

Richmond Police detectives have identified the victim from last night’s fatal shooting that occurred on Mechanicsville Turnpike as Leon T. Robinson, 27, of the 3700 block of North Avenue.

At around 9:15 p.m., yesterday, officers responded to the 804 Market in the 1600 block of Mechanicsville Turnpike for the report of a person shot. When officers arrived, they found Leon Robinson inside, unresponsive and suffering from gunshot wounds. He was pronounced at the scene.

The Medical Examiner will determine the cause and manner of death.

Detectives ask anyone with any information about this incident to call Major Crimes Detective A. Darnell at (804) 646-3927 or Crime Stoppers at 780-1000