Richmond Police detectives have identified the juvenile
killed last night as Martin Cobb, 8,
of the 200 block of Brandon Road.
Officers were called to Brandon Road at approximately 6:30 p.m. Thursday for a report of an
assault. Officers arrived on scene within minutes and found two juveniles under
the age of 13 who had been assaulted. Cobb died at the scene and the second
juvenile was taken to the hospital for treatment.
Within hours of the crime, detectives identified and located
a juvenile teen male who is currently being medically evaluated in connection
with the crime. Warrants have also been obtained for his arrest.
Initially, detectives were given information that the
suspect was an adult white male with scraggly facial hair, but later determined
the victim had been threatened and intimidated by the suspect, who is a teenage
black male.
Detectives ask anyone with any information about this crime
to call Crime Stoppers at
780-1000 or text Crime Stoppers at 274637, using the key word “ITip” followed by your tip.
