At approximately 10:43 p.m. Sunday night, Richmond Police officers responded to the call of an unknown armed individual at a residence in the 1200 block of Garber Street. Police officers arrived on scene and located a white adult male with a firearm.
Officers commanded the adult male to drop the firearm. Due to aggressive actions towards the officers by the suspect, officers fired their weapons in response and struck the suspect.
The suspect was taken to a local hospital for treatment and later succumbed to his injuries.
As with all officer-involved shooting incidents, the department is conducting a thorough investigation of the incident.
This investigation is ongoing and more information will be released at the appropriate time.
Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call Major Crimes Detective M. Young (804) 646-3926 or contact Crime Stoppers at (804) 780-1000. The P3 Tips Crime Stoppers app for smartphones also may be used. All Crime Stoppers reporting methods are anonymous.
