This is the scene this morning on the 400 block of N. 31st St, two blocks south of where we live. According to the officer I spoke with the murder happened shortly after 6AM. I’ll post more info as I find it out.
Update - 9:12AM: Talked to a couple officers and got pieces of the story. They have two 15 year old kids from Gilpen Court in custody. They were in a white car with a black top. Apparently right after they shot this guy they went over a couple blocks and robbed another guy. They were caught by officers, with with guns on them up by Oakwood Cemetary. They have been positively identified by the robbery victim and the car matches the one that left the murder scene. Good job RPD!
Update - 11:46AM: It’s starting to show up on mainstream media. The Times Dispatch and CBS 6 are covering it.
Update - 7:41PM: A neighbor just told me that the victim lived just around the block from us and was walking to work. She remembers him as always walking home from work carrying grocery bags and always smiling. The same neighbor also told me that they found another body up by Armstrong High School a little later and they think it’s connected. Mainstream media have not updated their coverage to include any more information yet. Say a prayer for the victim’s families if you are the praying type.
there’s no letting up, is there? with prayer, I mean. what a reminder that we need to press in continuously in whatever way we can…my way is prayer.
It is interesting in a bloggy way that this post follows your post about Richmond Hill. This neighborhood has some many different aspects to it.
Wow! I hope you guys are doing okay. I know that has to be disconcerting, and yet at the same time might confirm why you’re there in the first place. Press on!