City’s first homicide of year
On Wednesday, July 9, 2025, at 11:46 PM, the Richmond PD Communications Center received a ShotSpotter (Gunfire detection system) notification of possible gunfire in the 900 block of 8th Street. Officers responded and checked the area but did not locate any evidence of a shooting.
On Thursday, July 10th, at 6:44 AM, the RPD Communications Center received a call about an unresponsive man lying on the sidewalk/ground in the 900 block of 9th Street. This location is one block east of the earlier ShotSpotter activation. Richmond Police officers responded to the area and located a male subject who had apparent gunshot wounds. Medical personnel responded and pronounced the victim deceased
RPD Homicide Detectives responded and are actively investigating…