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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 investi…

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by Cecilia Levine