A yet-unidentified man in his late-20s was shot in the abdomen “just before 2:30 p.m. in the 1500 block of Coalter Street” in Mosby Court. Richmond police spokesman James Mercante says that the man’s injuries are “not considered life-threatening”. This is the second shooting on Coalter Street in 10 days.
The RPD’s Noteworthy Events for Dec.23–28 includes an aggravated assault and a handful of robberies in the northern portion of our coverage area.
Two men were robbed blocks apart last night by an unknown gun-wielding male. The victim in the 2nd incident, on Coalter Street, was shot during the robbery but his injuries are not life threatening.
A dramatic early-morning apartment fire got things jumping today on Coalter Street: At least 19 people suffered minor injuries in a Richmond apartment fire in the 1300 block of Coalter Street Wednesday. Fire officials arrived on scene just after 8:30 a.m. with heavy flames showing from a basement apartment building.
wtvr has a gruesome video detailing the roach, mold, and other issues at the Fairhills Apartments on Coalter Street (up the hill with Mosby Central).
An argument yesterday evening in the 1300 block of Coalter Street led to a 25-year-old woman getting shot twice in the neck. The victim is at VCU Medical Center “with life-threatening injuries”. [via]
A 22-year-old man is expected to survive after being shot in the head in the 1300 block of Coalter Street around 8:20PM last night during a domestic dispute. [via]
Kente A. Adams, 18, was killed shortly after 5:20am Satruday morning in the 1500 block of Coalter Street in Mosby Court. [via]
The RTD is reporting that Daniel Raymon Mills was sentenced yesterday to 10 years in prison, with eight years suspended, for the May 15 shooting death of Kevin Lamont Holmes. Holmes was killed about 3:45 pm in the Fairhills Apartments complex in the 1300 block of Coalter Street.
A fire early Sunday morning damaged 10 apartments at the Fair Hill Apartment Complex in the 1300 block of Coalter Street, behind Martin Luther King Middle School.
The article Tough Streets on the front page of the Times-Dispatch covers areas of the city that continue to have high crime rates. This includes our own Coalter, Redd and Accommodation Streets. A related column by Mark Holmberg, City fathers, and lack of them, share blame for violent crime, delves into some of the possible [...]
