July 15, 2020
At approximately 11:05 p.m.,
officers were called to the 3000 block of P Street for the report of shots
fired.
Officers arrived and found a 15-year-old
male in an apartment building who had suffered an apparent gunshot wound. He
was pronounced dead at the scene. Detectives have information that the victim
was shot while outside the apartment building and then entered the structure.
Officers then found a second victim in a
nearby apartment building, a 3-year-old female, who had suffered an apparent
gunshot wound while inside the structure. It does not appear that the
3-year-old victim was a target of the assault. She was transported to a local
hospital with an injury that was not considered life threatening.
The Major Crimes division’s detectives are
investigating this shooting into an occupied dwelling/aggravated assault and
the death investigation. The Forensics Unit collected evidence and First
Precinct leadership and Command Staff through the Chief of Police responded to
the scene.
Anyone with information about this
incident is asked to call Major Crimes Detective B. Neifeld at (804)
646-3246 or Crime Stoppers at (804) 780-1000 or visit www.7801000.com . The P3 Tips Crime Stoppers
app for smartphones also may be used. All Crime Stoppers reporting methods are
anonymous.
