Wednesday, March 18, 2020

Mechanicsville Turnpike Homicide Victim Identified


March 18, 2020

The Richmond Police Department is investigating a homicide that occurred early this morning on the city’s east end.

At approximately 1:11 a.m., Wednesday, March 18th, RPD officers were called to the 1900 block of Mechanicsville Turnpike for a report of a shooting. They located the victim, Javon A. Tuck, 34, of the 4600 block of Eastover Avenue, Henrico, sitting in the driver’s seat of his vehicle. He had been shot multiple times. He was pronounced at 1:36 a.m.

Anyone with information to share is asked to call RPD Detective J. Fultz at (804) 646-3929 or Crime Stoppers at (804) 780-1000 or www.7801000.com or the P3 smartphone app. The Crime Stoppers methods are anonymous.