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1 dead, 2 injured after shooting in Richmond
RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) - Police are investigating a homicide after three people were shot in downtown Richmond. Just before midnight, police responded to the scene on West Broad Street. Upon arrival, officers found three men on the ground with gunshot wounds. All three men were transported to the hospital, two...
No more life of luxury: Richmond drug kingpin to serve 15 years behind bars
A large-scale drug trafficking organization in Richmond and Petersburg has been effectively shut down as the leader was sentenced to 15 years in prison on Friday. Curtis James Dickerson, 55, of North Chesterfield, was found guilty of conspiracy to distribute cocaine and fentanyl and being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition.
Crash closes intersection of Staples Mill Road
HENRICO, Va. (WWBT) - Police are investigating an overnight crash after a car hit a utility pole near the intersection of Staples Mill and Talley Road. When officers arrived at the scene, they found the car that hit the pole, which caused the road to be blocked in both directions.
Police identify Powhatan man killed in Richmond shooting
RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) - The Richmond Police Department says a 56-year-old Powhatan man was killed Sunday morning in a shooting. Police were called to the scene around 6:50 a.m. in the 1000 block of German School Road. George Phillips Jr. was found shot to death in the roadway. No suspects...
‘Where is my baby? Is she alive?’: Richmond mom desperately searches for missing teen
RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) - A Richmond mom is torn to pieces at the thought of never seeing her eldest daughter again. “She’s my world, my first baby. She made me a mom,” Tiara Bailey said. What seemed a typical summer day quickly turned into a nightmare Bailey has...
Henrico Crime Report: July 12-18, 2024
Fairfield District – Police arrested and charged a citizen(s) with selling cocaine and being drunk on the street July 12 at 1:44 p.m. West Broad Street at Byrd Avenue, Brookland District – Police arrested and charged a citizen(s) with aggravated assault, obstruction of justice, and other state criminal violations July 12 at 3:32 p.m.
Police looking for 2 suspects after man shot in Richmond suffered multiple gunshot wounds
RICHMOND, Va. -- Police are on the lookout for two suspects after a man was shot multiple times in Richmond late Friday night. Richmond Police were called to the 1000 block of E Main Street just after 11:50 p.m. for a reported shooting. "Once on scene, officers came in contact...
Missing person alert: Richmond Police searching for woman last seen in December
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Man hospitalized in shooting on Whitcomb Court
RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) -A man has been hospitalized following a shooting in Whitcomb Court Thursday afternoon. On July 18, just after 2:45 p.m., RPD responded to the 2500 block of Whitcomb Street for a reported shooting. On scene, officers found a man who had been shot. He was taken to...
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