Subject in Officer-Involved Shooting in January Dies
The subject of a search warrant, shot after brandishing a firearm at an officer during the attempt to serve the warrant on January 9, has died.
Douglas Price, 61, of Richmond, succumbed yesterday at a local hospital where he had been receiving treatment related to the incident.
On January 9, Interim Chief Rick Edwards briefed the media with the publically-available details of the incident: At approximately 4:47 a.m. on Monday, January 9, officers attempted to serve a search warrant at a home in the 3300 block of McGuire Drive. Following the establishment of a perimeter and RPD vehicles on scene illuminating flashing emergency lights, repeated attempts to contact anyone in the house via a PA system to exit the structure were made.
With no response to the announcements, the door to the house was breached. Price was observed brandishing a firearm at an officer in the doorway and the officer fired his department-issued firearm at Price, striking him. Price was given first aid before being transported to a local hospital.
As part of Interim Chief Rick Edwards’ continued commitment to trust and legitimacy through transparency, the department will provide the public with a critical incident briefing video of the fatal use of force from this narcotics-related search warrant operation. The video will be available to view within two weeks.
“It is my continuing goal to provide to the community a clear and unbiased account of critical incidents involving the fatal use of force,” said Interim Chief Rick Edwards. “By providing the public this video evidence, which in this instance includes body-worn camera footage and crime scene photos, this critical incident briefing video will inform the public to the nature and circumstance of this critical incident.”
