August
25, 2018
The Richmond
Police Department is investigating an armed robbery that occurred early this
morning in Shockoe Bottom.
At
approximately 5:12 a.m., RPD officers were alerted to an armed robbery that had
occurred at the Liquid Café in the 00 hundred block of North 18th Street.
After they arrived, they located six people who had been inside the
establishment at the time of the robbery who were injured; five by gunfire, one
by other means. All of them were taken to a local hospital with non-life
threatening injuries.
Although it
is early in the investigation, RPD detectives have determined that two armed
individuals with their faces covered entered the establishment and announced a
robbery. Shots were fired. An inventory of what they took is still being
conducted.
“I am certain
that we can all agree that this increasing gun violence in Shockoe Bottom is
unacceptable – this cannot be the norm,” said RPD Chief Alfred Durham. “Someone
knows the perpetrators of this crime and we need the public’s help. We need
people to call us when they hear or see something. We are already working with
several stakeholders in the Shockoe Bottom community and we will continue to
develop public safety strategies to reduce violence and bring a sense of calm
to the area.”
Anyone
with information about this armed robbery is asked to call Major Crimes
Detective Nathan Reese at (804) 510-4183 or contact Crime Stoppers at 780-1000
or at www.7801000.com. The P3 Tips Crime Stoppers
app for smartphones may also be used. All three Crime Stoppers methods are
anonymous.
