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One woman dead, another injured after shooting in Mosby
12/11/2016 3:39 PM by John M
From WRIC:
Richmond police are reporting that a woman is dead and another woman suffering from non-life-threatening injuries after a shooting in Richmond’s east end.
The shooting took place in the vicinity of North 20th Street and Q Street near Mosby Court Sunday afternoon.
This is the 14th homicide in the East End in 2016 (matching the count from 2015) and 58 for Richmond.
From nbc12:
“Police say a group of people were in a side yard arguing when bullets hit two women in their 20s.”
http://www.nbc12.com/story/34025787/2-women-injured-in-mosby-court-shooting
At least 6 shootings in East End since October. Am I seeing that right?
This is the 5th fatal shooting in the East End since 10/1.
I count at least 16 individual shootings (fatal or otherwise) since 10/1.
Woman killed after gunfire erupts during argument in Richmond’s Mosby Court
http://www.richmond.com/news/local/city-of-richmond/article_b07da643-2cf7-50c7-8ac8-b59e5809186e.html
From the RPD:
The Richmond Police Department is investigating a homicide that occurred in the city’s East End.
At approximately 2:09 p.m., officers responded to a report of a shooting in the 1800 block of Q Street. Upon arrival, officers found two females in a side yard of a residence who were suffering from apparent gunshot wounds.
Both females were transported to a local hospital where one victim died. The other victim has an injury that is not considered life threatening.
Major Crimes detectives are actively pursuing all available leads in the case and continue to gather information about this incident.
Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call Major Crimes Detective Kevin Hughes at (804) 646-3917 or contact Crime Stoppers at 780-1000 or at http://www.7801000.com.
From the RPD:
The Richmond Police Department has identified the victim in yesterday’s homicide as Jahmeique L. Phillips, 18, of the 1800 block of Q Street.
Yesterday at approximately 2:09 p.m., officers responded to a report of a shooting in the 1800 block of Q Street. Upon arrival, officers found two females in a side yard of a residence who were suffering from apparent gunshot wounds.
Both females were transported to a local hospital where Phillips died. The other victim has an injury that is not considered life threatening.
Major Crimes detectives are pursuing several leads in this case.
Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call Major Crimes Detective Kevin Hughes at (804) 646-3917 or contact Crime Stoppers at 780-1000 or at http://www.7801000.com.
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