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Woman shot to death on Burton Street
02/04/2016 8:07 AM by John M
When police responded to a reported shooting around 6:30 p.m. in the 2400 block of Burton Street, they found an adult female suffering from an apparent gunshot wound. She was pronounced dead at the scene.
If classified as a homicide, this would be the 2nd killing in the East End in 2016.
Description: RPD Advisory Header 2015
February 4, 2016
Homicide-Suicide Investigation
The Richmond Police Department is investigating a homicide-suicide that was discovered following a report of a person down yesterday morning.
At approximately 7:57 a.m. on February 3, officers responded to the 1300 block of East Cary Street where they found Richard Burton, 58, of the 1800 block of Heckler Street in Henrico County, suffering from what appeared to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner ruled the manner of death suicide.
Investigation of that incident led detectives to conduct a welfare check on Mr. Burton’s girlfriend. At 6:24 p.m. yesterday, officers responded to the residence in the 2400 block of Burton Street. Inside they located the body of Velda L. Garner, 57, of the 2400 block of Burton Street, who had suffered an apparent gunshot wound.
The case remains under investigation.
This is the Church Hill House subsidized senior living apartment building on Burton Street. There were murders there in 2005 and 2006 as well that were covered on chpn, but things had largely calmed down there in recent years. There are many great people living there (the overwhelming majority) who deserve better than this.
I live at at the place where happen and it makes me scared to live here