June
11, 2020
The
Richmond Police Department is investigating five shootings that occurred
overnight.
There
are a total of nine known victims and all suffered non-life threatening
injuries. Detectives are working to determine if any of these
incidents are related:
1.
At approximately
7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, June 10, officers responded to a call at a
local hospital for the report of a person shot. Once on scene, they made
contact with the adult male victim. He was suffering from a non-life
threatening gunshot wound. Detectives have determined the shooting –
which occurred in 1700 block of E Broad Street – was accidental and
self-inflicted.
2.
At approximately
11:30 p.m. on Wednesday, June 10, the Department of Emergency
Communications received a call for an adult female victim with a gunshot
wound who walked into a local hospital. The exact location of the
shooting is unknown at this time. The victim was in a vehicle traveling through
the city when she was shot. The victim was treated for a non-life
threatening gunshot wound. There is no suspect description at this
time.
3.
At approximately
12:06 a.m. on Thursday, June 11, officers responded to the 800
block of N. 1st Street for several reports of multiple people
shot. Once on scene, they found two adult male victims. The
victims were transported to a local hospital and treated for non-life
threatening injuries. Another adult male victim and one adult
female victim were taken to a local hospital by private vehicles.
They were also treated for non-life threatening injuries.
Detectives believe this may have been a drive-by shooting. There is no
suspect description at this time.
4.
At approximately
12:08 a.m. on Thursday, June 11, officers responded to the 1300 block of
N. 5th Street for the report of a person shot. Once on
scene, they found an adult male victim suffering from a non-life
threatening gunshot wound. Detectives have determined the shooting
was accidental and self-inflicted.
5.
At approximately
12:10 a.m. on Thursday, June 11, officers responded to the 2100 block of
Accommodation Street for the report of a shooting that had just
occurred. Once on scene, they set up a perimeter. The two
juvenile victims – a toddler and a teenager – were taken to a local
hospital by private vehicle. Both suffered from non-life threatening
injuries. Detectives believe this may have been a drive-by
shooting. There is no suspect description at this time.
Anyone
with information about any of these investigations is asked to 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.
