Thursday, August 20, 2020

Coalter Street Homicide

 August 20, 2020

Richmond police detectives are currently investigating a homicide that occurred earlier this evening on Coalter Street.

At approximately 7:31 p.m. officers responded to a report of a shooting in an apartment complex in the 1300 block of Coalter Street. Officers arrived and found an adult male suffering from an apparent gunshot wound. He was transported to a local hospital with life threatening injuries. He succumbed to his injuries shortly after. An adult female was also self-transported to a local hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

The Medical Examiner will determine cause and manner of death.

The Major Crimes division’s detectives are investigating this shooting. Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call Major Crimes Detective J. Crewell at (804) 646-5324 or 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.