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.
The city
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 What Happened in Richmond column is back, offering a snapshot of police activity across Richmond based on department data. Between January 5 and 11, officers responded to a wide range of incidents, including numerous vehicle thefts, residential and commercial burglaries, assaults, domestic violence cases, and several arrests involving weapons,
The What Happened in Richmond column is back, offering a snapshot of police activity across Richmond based on department data. Between January 5 and 11, officers responded to a wide range of incidents, including numerous vehicle thefts, residential and commercial burglaries, assaults, domestic violence cases, and several arrests involving weapons,
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.
The city
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
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.
Richmond
Prosecutors have declined to file criminal charges in the fatal shooting of a 20-year-old Richmond man following a gunfire exchange near Carlson Boulevard and Potrero Avenue, police said.
The Richmond Police Department presented the case to the Contra Costa County District Attorney’s Office for review, Richmond Police Public Information
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
Updated: 9 p.m. Wednesday, December 17, 2025.
Four suspects detained following search warrant execution
Richmond Police Department SWAT Team executed a search warrant on Wednesday morning in North Richmond as part of the ongoing investigation into the December 15 incident. Four suspects were detained on various charges related to
◾ Grandview Independent's ‘What Happened in Richmond’ weekly crime roundup is currently unavailable due to the city’s Daily Incident Log not having been updated since November 29.
Property and violent crime increased sharply in Richmond during November compared with October, according to a crime report prepared for the
