Friday, August 21, 2020

Arrests Made After Shots Fired at RPD Officers

 August 21, 2020

Two individuals have been arrested after shots were fired at Richmond Police officers early this morning.

At approximately 12:45 a.m. today, officers were in the area of Mosby Court when they heard random gunfire and notified the Department of Emergency Communications. During this time, shots were fired multiple times at detectives in an unmarked vehicle at the intersection of Coalter and Littlepage Streets. One detective suffered a minor injury by broken glass and was treated a local hospital and released.

After the incident, several vehicles were stopped and individuals were detained.  Jerad Wyche and Niggi Harris were arrested. Both are charged with attempted murder and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony. Their booking photos are attached.

Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call Major Crimes Det. B. Plaskett at (804) 646-3185 or Crime Stoppers at (804) 780-1000.

Jerad Wyche


Niggi Harris