Richmond Police Department: Officer-Involved Shooting Update – Garber Street

Press release from Richmond Police Department:

Tuesday, March 8, 2022

The
Richmond Police Department has identified the person who died in Sunday night’s
officer-involved shooting. He is Lester Carlton Epps, 58, of
Henrico, VA.

At approximately 10:43 p.m. Sunday, 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 an adult male, Epps, with a firearm. Officers commanded Epps to drop the firearm. Due
to aggressive actions towards the officers by Epps, officers fired their
weapons in response and struck him. Epps was taken to a local hospital and later
succumbed to his injuries. The
RPD officers who were involved in this incident are: 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.