Fatal shooting and an arrest
An unidentified 19-year-old Richmond man was fatally shot yesterday in the 700 block of Mosby Street. Omari Al-Qadaffi was arrested hours after the shooting and charged with murder and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony. [via]
The shooting victim was identified by police yesterday as Lawarren Arkeis Williams, a resident of the 700 block of Mosby Street.
follow-up at the RTD
If this kid did truly do this in self defense, it really strikes to a complete lack of trust in the police for him and his father not to then report the shooting. The fact that he was first in his high school class and a near college graduate confirms the pervasiveness of a culture of violence and social isolationism in many of the city’s neighborhoods when it comes to dispute resolution. Most right minded people point to education as a means to address the root causes of violence. But, considering the perpetrator’s background here, this killing suggests a different set of policies.
Man dawg thats was my nigga man.Lawan rest in peace baby.We miss u
Was that last sentence in English?
I know that it is hard, but try to refrain from being annonymously snarky. If you’ve got something to say like that, put your name on it.
One thing that was not reported by the police was that this young man did in fact turn himmself in after the crime.
Al-Qadaffi innocent in Dec. shooting