Thursday, March 5, 2020

Victim Identified in Cliff Avenue Homicide


March 5, 2020

Richmond Police detectives have identified the victim of yesterday morning’s homicide on Cliff Avenue as Ronald D. Cosby Jr., 22, of the 2800 block of Fendall Avenue.

At approximately 9:11 a.m. yesterday, officers received a call for a report of a vehicle parked in an alley on the even side of the 3200 block of Cliff Avenue. When officers arrived, they found Ronald Cosby Jr. inside the vehicle suffering from a gunshot wound. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

The Medical Examiner will determine cause and manner of death.

Detectives ask anyone with any information about this incident to call Major Crimes Detective P. Ripley at (804) 646-0423 or Crime Stoppers at 780-1000.