Richmond Police Department: Officer Involved Shooting - Garber Street

Press release from Richmond Police Department:

Monday, March 7, 2022

At approximately
10:43 p.m. Sunday night, Richmond Police officers responded to the call of an
unknown armed individual at a residence in the 1200 block of Garber Street.
Police officers arrived on scene and located a white adult male with a firearm.

Officers commanded
the adult male to drop the firearm. Due to aggressive actions towards the
officers by the suspect, officers fired their weapons in response and struck the
suspect. The suspect was
taken to a local hospital for treatment and later succumbed to his injuries. As with all
officer-involved shooting incidents, the department is conducting a thorough
investigation of the incident. This investigation
is ongoing and more information will be released at the appropriate time. Anyone with
information about this incident is asked to call Major Crimes Detective M.
Young (804) 646-3926 or contact Crime Stoppers at (804) 780-1000. The P3
Tips Crime Stoppers app for smartphones also may be used. All Crime Stoppers
reporting methods are anonymous.

This press release was produced by Richmond Police Department. The views expressed here are the author’s own.