State Police asked to investigate Blount shooting
Richmond Commonwealth’s Attorney David M. Hicks has formally requested that the Virginia State Police independently investigate the police-involved shooting death of East End robbery suspect Curtis Blount Sept. 20. Blount was found dead in an alley behind a convenience store on Mosby Street near Fairmount Avenue. Authorities said he died from a single gunshot wound to the head after an exchange of gunfire with police. [via]
As stated in the RTD article, ‘Va. police decline to join probe’, the State Police have declined an invitation from Richmond Commonwealth’s Attorney David M. Hicks to investigate the shooting. In reference to the Richmond Police’s internal affairs investigation into the shooting, a letter from State Police Superintendent Steve Flaherty says, “The Department of State Police has a long standing policy against entering into an ongoing investigation being conducted by another police agency.”