Richmond police recorded the city's lowest number of homicides in years in 2025, but a surge in shootings during the final three months has officials working to address what they're calling one of the most significant spikes in gun violence in half a decade.
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The Richmond City Council swiftly cleared new business items from its agenda Tuesday night, sent city staff home, and spent hours hearing public comment focused on Mayor Eduardo Martinez and the council's failed effort to formally censure him for controversial social media posts.
Vice Mayor Cesar Zepeda and
The man killed in a shooting at a Hilltop restaurant has been identified by his family as Romario Raso Garcia.
Garcia’s family publicly identified him in a GoFundMe fundraiser created to help cover funeral and burial expenses.
In a post, his sister, Arianna Garcia, wrote in Spanish that her
Updated: Wednesday, December 31, 2025, at 9 a.m.
Authorities say a man critically injured by an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound near the San Pablo Police Department is a person of interest in the fatal shooting of a coworker a day earlier at a Richmond IHOP restaurant.
Police confirmed Tuesday
Updated: Tuesday, December 30, 2025, at 5:30 p.m.
Richmond police are investigating a homicide after a person was found unconscious and later pronounced dead Monday afternoon inside an IHOP restaurant at the Hilltop Plaza, authorities said.
Officers responded at about 1:43 p.m. to assist the Richmond
The Richmond City Council's January 6, 2026, meeting will address approving a contract to relocate the historic SS Red Oak Victory ship, discussing in closed session a liability claim filed by former Police Chief Allwyn Brown, and reviewing Port of Richmond financial reports and an independent evaluation of
Multiple road closures remained in effect Friday after a third-alarm fire caused extensive structural damage at the Public Storage facility at 398 Carlson Boulevard, prompting safety concerns, officials said.
Carlson Boulevard is closed between Cutting Boulevard and the Pullman apartment area, and portions of Ethel Dotson South Street are also
Authorities have identified a 50-year-old Richmond man as the victim of a fatal shooting last week on Macdonald Avenue.
Larry Russel Jr. was killed on December 16 in the 300 block of Macdonald Avenue, according to the Contra Costa County Coroner's Office. He was a Richmond resident.
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