The Richmond Police Department has identified the person who died in Sunday night’s officer-involved shooting. He is Lester Carlton Epps, 58, of Henrico, VA.
At approximately 10:43 p.m. Sunday, 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 an adult male, Epps, with a firearm.
Officers commanded Epps to drop the firearm. Due to aggressive actions towards the officers by Epps, officers fired their weapons in response and struck him.
Epps was taken to a local hospital and later succumbed to his injuries.
The RPD officers who were involved in this incident are:
- Officer Richard Redford, 11 years with the RPD
- Officer Shannon McGarva, 5 years with the RPD
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.
