Friday, August 21, 2020

Victim Identified in St. Peter Street Homicide

August 21, 2020

Richmond Police detectives have identified the victim in Wednesday night’s homicide on St. Peter Street as a juvenile male teenager.

At approximately 11:58 p.m. on August 19, 2020, officers responded to the 1100 block of St. Paul Street for the report of random gunfire and a person shot. When officers arrived, they located a juvenile male and adult male suffering from apparent gunshot wounds in an alley near St. Peter Street. Both victims were transported to a local hospital to be treated. The juvenile later died at the hospital. The second victim suffered non-life threatening injuries.

The Medical Examiner will determine the cause and manner of death.

Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call Major Crimes Detective A. Darnell at (804) 646-3927 or Crime Stoppers at (804) 780-1000 or at www.7801000.com. The P3 Tips smartphone app may also be used.  All Crime Stoppers methods are anonymous.