Arrest Made for Homicide of Juvenile Victim Found on North 23rd Street
Richmond Police detectives, with assistance from the U.S. Marshals Regional Fugitive Task Force, on Tuesday arrested the suspect in the murder of a juvenile on North 23rd Street.
A juvenile male, 17, of Richmond, has been charged with first degree murder and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony.
At approximately 2:37 p.m. on Wednesday, October 19, officers were called to the 2200 block of North 23rd Street for the report of a shooting. Officers arrived and found a juvenile male, 17, down and unresponsive in a residential disposal container. He had suffered an apparent gunshot wound and was pronounced dead at the scene.
“Detectives have worked tirelessly on this investigation since the senseless, violent incident,” said Acting Chief Rick Edwards. “Their diligent efforts succeeded in identifying the suspect – and with the help of our federal partners he was located and apprehended without incident.”
Anyone
with further information about this homicide is asked to call Major Crimes
Detective A. Coates at (804) 646-0729 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.
