Two Additional Persons Charged in North 18th Street Double Homicide Investigation
Following
grand jury indictments, two additional persons have been charged in the
investigation of the North 18th Street double homicide incident.
Antoine
Hockaday, II, 27, of Henrico County, surrendered at the Richmond Justice Center on April 10
without incident. He has now been charged with accessory after the fact in a murder.
His booking photo is attached.
Xavier
Thomas, 27, of Petersburg,
was taken into custody in a regional jurisdiction on April 15. He has now been
charged with possession of a firearm by a non-violent felon. His booking photo
is not yet available.
On
Saturday, February 21 at approximately 2:47 a.m., a Richmond Police Department
officer on patrol in Shockoe Bottom observed a large crowd engaged in apparent
confrontations in the 00-block of North 18th Street. The officer
responded and found an adult female, Genesis Jones, 23, of Petersburg,
down and unresponsive with apparent gunshot wounds. She was pronounced dead at
the scene.
Additional
officers arrived and found an adult male, Dominic Jackson, 42, of
Henrico County, down and unresponsive. He had also suffered apparent
gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead at the scene.
In
addition to Jones and Jackson, seven other adults were shot and transported to
local hospitals. Hockaday was one of the individuals injured during the
incident. Two other individuals injured during the incident were charged in
March for their role in the shootings.
Additional
charges against those involved in this incident are possible.
Anyone
with further information about these shootings is asked to call Major Crimes
Detective Sergeant M. Gouldman at (804) 646-3915 or call 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.
