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Details, Motive Emerge In Mass Shooting That Killed Father, Graduate In Richmond Details, Motive Emerge In Mass Shooting That Killed Father, Graduate In Richmond
Details, Motive Emerge In Mass Shooting That Killed Father, Graduate In Richmond Support is surging for family members grieving the loss of the father and son killed in the Richmond mass shooting Tuesday, June 6. A memorial fund for those surviving Shawn Jackson, 18, and Renzo Smith, 36, had been launched overnight. The suspect, Ameri Ty-John Pollard, and Jackson apparently had an ongoing dispute, Richmond Police Chief Rick Edwards said at a news conference.  Pollard allegedly watched the graduation ceremony and then went to his car and pulled out a handgun, firing as crowds filed out of the Altria Theater around 5:15 p.m., police said. Five other victims were struck …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Graduation Shooting Sparks Outrage In Richmond Graduation Shooting Sparks Outrage In Richmond
Graduation Shooting Sparks Outrage In Richmond Gunfire broke out wounding seven people outside of a high school graduation ceremony in Richmond on Tuesday evening, June 6, multiple news reports say. Two people were reportedly in custody following the incident near the Altria Theater in Monroe Park around 5:15 p.m., ABC News reports. Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney during a press conference called the event tragic and traumatic for the children involved.  My administration continues monitoring the terrible shooting in the heart of Richmond tonight. State law enforcement are fully supporting the Richmond Police Department as this investig…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Ex-Con Driving Around With Small Cache Of Weapons In VA Gets Seven Years In Prison Ex-Con Driving Around With Small Cache Of Weapons In VA Gets Seven Years In Prison
Ex-Con Driving Around With Small Cache Of Weapons In VA Gets Seven Years In Prison A convicted felon is heading back to prison after being caught with a veritable mobile cache of weapons in Virginia, federal officials announced. Richmond resident Marquis Bonhomme, 23, has been sentenced to 92 months in prison for the illegal possession of firearms, including a machine gun conversion device, and ammunition despite his status as an ex-con. Bonhomme was arrested in July 2021 by members of the Richmond Police Department during a traffic stop, during which it was determined that there were multiple warrants out for his arrest. There was also a firearm magazine in plain view,…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
'Hero Citizen' Thwarted Mass Shooting At Virginia July 4 Celebration: Report 'Hero Citizen' Thwarted Mass Shooting At Virginia July 4 Celebration: Report
'Hero Citizen' Thwarted Mass Shooting At Virginia July 4 Celebration: Report One phone call saved dozens of lives. That's according to the Richmond police chief, who said a "hero citizen" alerted authorities last week after they overheard someone planning a mass shooting, a report said.  The Associated Press reported the caller warned police about a possible shooting at the 2,000-seat Dogwood Dell Amphitheater during a July Fourth fireworks show. Richmond Police Chief Gerald Smith thanked the tipster and said he worried about what would have happened if officers hadn't been alerted.   “One phone call saved numerous lives on the Fourth of Jul…

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
Fugitive In VA Fatal Shooting Captured In Central Jersey: NJSP Fugitive In VA Fatal Shooting Captured In Central Jersey: NJSP
Fugitive In VA Fatal Shooting Captured In Central Jersey: Njsp New Jersey State Police have arrested a Virginia man wanted in a fatal shooting, authorities said. The 27-year-old man was arrested in Middlesex County, they said.  Gerard Roane, of Richmond, VA, was wanted for allegedly shooting and killing a man in Richmond on May 16, State Police said. During the investigation, State Police detectives were contacted by the Richmond Police Department to assist with locating Roane. Through various investigative means, detectives determined that Roane was staying at a residence in Edison, NJ. On May 24, detectives from the New Jersey State Police Fug…

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by Jon Craig
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Virginia Mom Simply Won't Give Up On Finding Missing Daughter 6 Years Later Virginia Mom Simply Won't Give Up On Finding Missing Daughter 6 Years Later
Virginia Mom Simply Won't Give Up On Finding Missing Daughter 6 Years Later A Virginia mother is refusing to give up on the search for her daughter, nearly six years after her disappearance. Toni Jacobs, of Richmond, is holding out hope for the return of her youngest child, Keeshae Jacobs, who went missing on Sept. 26, 2016. "Loving, caring, loyal, spoiled rotten — to the core," Jacobs says in a video posted by the Richmond Police Department. “Just like any other time, she decided to go with some friends and that she’d be home the next day. The next day came and I hadn’t heard from her or seen Keeshae since." Jacobs founded the Keeshae Jacobs foundation to…

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by Annie DeVoe