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Richmond police are investigating the city’s fifth homicide of the year after an adult man was found shot late Tuesday night in the 300 block of Macdonald Avenue, authorities said Wednesday.
Officers responded to a ShotSpotter activation at 11:23 p.m. December 16 in the area, according to a Richmond Police Department statement. Upon arrival, officers located the man with apparent gunshot wounds. Despite attempts to provide first aid and life-saving measures, the victim died at the scene.
Homicide detectives were called to the scene and are actively investigating the circumstances surrounding the shooting, police said. Officials have not released the victim’s identity. Anyone with information is asked to contact Homicide Detective Farr at 510-620-6622.
The shooting comes amid a series of recent gun violence incidents in the city. On Saturday, police investigated a separate shooting in the 400 block of South 25th Street that left a victim hospitalized and shots fired near a local school.
Police investigate shooting on South 25th Street in Richmond
Updated Monday, December 15, 2025, at 9:10 a.m. Update: Lt. Donald Patchin, a public information officer for the Richmond Police Department, said Monday that the victim wounded in the Saturday night shooting remains in critical but stable condition and is expected to survive their injuries. “The investigation remains
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Shots fired near Sylvester Greenwood Academy, no injuries reported
Richmond Police officers responded to reports of a fight and shots fired in the 800 block of Chanslor Avenue near Sylvester Greenwood Academy on Monday, around 12:06 p.m. Police said an altercation involving students and adults occurred, and at least one shot was fired. No injuries were reported,
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Richmond has recorded a relatively low number of homicides compared with previous years, but has seen a spate of lethal shootings in 2025.
Police investigate fatal shooting near Carlson Boulevard and Potrero Avenue
A man was shot and killed Saturday night, and police are investigating whether a second person, who later arrived at a hospital with a gunshot wound, was injured in the same incident, authorities said. The Richmond Police Department Communications Center received multiple reports of shots fired in the area of
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In November, 20-year-old Griffin Hammond was killed near Carlson Boulevard and Potrero Avenue. Another fatal shooting on Bissell Avenue in mid-November took the life of 22-year-old Josue Cornejo.
Richmond police seek help identifying person of interest in fatal Bissell Avenue shooting
Richmond police are asking for the public’s help identifying a person of interest after a 23-year-old man was shot and killed last month. Officers responded around 5:55 a.m. on November 17 after a ShotSpotter activation and multiple 911 calls reported gunfire in the 1400 block of Bissell
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Police data also show elevated gunfire activity in November compared with October, with more ShotSpotter activations and calls reporting shots fired, even as overall calls for service slightly declined.
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