Police said they received a call just after 10 p.m. for a shooting in the 2000 block of North 29th Street. When police arrived the found a man dead at the scene.
This is the 12th homicide in the East End this year, and the 37th in Richmond in 2015.
Police said they received a call just after 10 p.m. for a shooting in the 2000 block of North 29th Street. When police arrived the found a man dead at the scene.
This is the 12th homicide in the East End this year, and the 37th in Richmond in 2015.
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My thoughts and prayers go out to their family. This is awful. Why would anyone shoot anyone especially at Christmas?
North 29th Street Homicide Victim Identified
The Richmond Police Department has identified the victim in a homicide that occurred last night in Creighton Court.
At approximately 10:02 p.m., officers were called to the 2000 block of North 29th Street for a report of a shooting. Within minutes, they located Traquan Holmes, 18, of the 1300 block of Coalter Street, who appeared to be unconscious and was suffering from an apparent gunshot wound. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Detectives are actively working all available leads in this case. They will recanvas the area to gather additional information as part of their ongoing investigation.
Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call Major Crimes Detective Victoria Griffith-Matko at 646-3912 or Crime Stoppers at 780-1000. Citizens can also text Crime Stoppers at 274637, using the key word “ITip” followed by your tip. Both Crime Stoppers methods are anonymous.
Traquan Holmes https://t.co/y9sbB66wLh
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