Police investigate deaths of mother, son found in Richmond home

RICHMOND, Va. — Police are investigating after a mother and her adult son were found dead with gunshot wounds in a Southside Richmond home on Tuesday afternoon, Crime Insider sources told Jon Burkett.

Officers responded to a home on Angela Drive off Belt Boulevard for a welfare check at around 3:15 p.m. That is where they discovered the bodies of 47-year-old Kendra Irby and her son, Kenyon Irby.

Those sources indicated authorities are investigating the case as a possible murder-suicide, but are waiting on test results to determine who fired the weapon.

Family members said Kenyon had struggled with mental health issues, though he and his mother maintained a close relationship…

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