May
28, 2020
The
Richmond Police Department is announcing additional charges against the suspect
of a homicide on Williamsburg Avenue earlier this month.
Indictments
were served yesterday on Jamar Paxton Jr., 18, of Mechanicsville for First-Degree
Murder and Use of a Firearm in the Commission of a Felony. He is
still charged with Robbery and Use of a Firearm in the Commission of
a Felony. His booking photo is attached.
At
approximately 10:13 a.m. on May 13, officers responded to the 4300
block of Williamsburg Avenue for the report of a person down on a bicycle
path. When officers arrived, they found Dominique Danzy, 22, of
Richmond lying on the path. She had been shot and was pronounced dead at
the scene.
Anyone
with additional information on this homicide is asked to call Major Crimes
Detective J. Baynes at (804) 646-3617 or contact Crime Stoppers
at (804) 780-1000 or www.7801000.com.
The P3 Tips Crime Stoppers app for smartphones may also be used. All
Crime Stoppers methods are anonymous.
