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Yonnie3

(18,085 posts)
Tue Apr 27, 2021, 08:12 PM Apr 2021

One dead, multiple injured after gunman opens fire at group of children in Richmond

From NBC 12 TV Richmond VA

https://www.nbc12.com/2021/04/27/one-dead-multiple-injured-after-gunman-opens-fire-group-children-richmond/


By NBC12 Newsroom | April 27, 2021 at 8:44 PM EDT - Updated April 27 at 8:47 PM

RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) - Richmond police say one person is dead and four others injured after a gunman opened fire at a group outside a Richmond apartment complex. Police say most of the victims are children.

Officers were called to The Belt Atlantic apartments in the 4000 block of Midlothian Turnpike around 6:30 p.m. for the shooting.

According to Police Chief Gerald Smith, the shooter opened fire on the group before another person returned fire. Multiple people were hit, killing at least one person.

Police say the victims include an infant and two 14-year-olds. The age of the person who was killed has not been released.

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One dead, multiple injured after gunman opens fire at group of children in Richmond (Original Post) Yonnie3 Apr 2021 OP
Awful I_UndergroundPanther Apr 2021 #1
Fuck 😢 TDale313 Apr 2021 #2
Just on the Southside. That's terrible. underpants Apr 2021 #3
I weep for our country......................... alittlelark Apr 2021 #4
Maybe children getting shot in a southern state will make them believe Newtown happened. intheflow Apr 2021 #5

intheflow

(28,873 posts)
5. Maybe children getting shot in a southern state will make them believe Newtown happened.
Tue Apr 27, 2021, 09:58 PM
Apr 2021

Naw. I'll bet at least some of the kids were Black and some confed'rut Q ammosexual decided it was open season.

To the victims and their families.

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