A man was critically injured in a shooting early Sunday morning in Richmond, with officers converging on the intersection of Hermitage Road and Sherwood Avenue after a call reporting gunfire. When police arrived, they found a man with an apparent gunshot wound at the scene, just steps from the city's newest green space.
According to WTVR, officers were called to the intersection around 12:30 a.m. for a report of a shooting, an account attributed to Capt. Greer Gould. A separate report from WRIC put the response time at about 12:32 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 25. Either way, the shooting unfolded in the pre-dawn hours in the Diamond area, close enough to the new CarMax Park that the station noted the address is very close to the park.
Victim Rushed to Hospital With Life-Threatening Wounds
The victim was taken to an area hospital, where he remained in life-threatening condition, per the captain's account relayed in the WTVR report. No suspect information or additional details were available at last check, according to the same report, leaving the circumstances of the shooting and what led up to it unclear for now.
The shooting adds to a string of recent gun violence reports around the city. Just days earlier, a man was injured after a shooting in a separate incident, with officers responding to the 1300 block of Mechanicsville Turnpike at around 9:36 p.m. Thursday night, per the station's report.
Crime Trend Shows Drop in Shootings Citywide
The Hermitage Road shooting comes even as Richmond's broader violent crime numbers have been trending downward. Third-quarter crime data showed murders in the city down 24% compared with the same period last year, while nonfatal shootings decreased 15%, according to a separate WTVR report on citywide statistics. The Richmond Police Department also maintains a Crime Incident Information system that lets the public query its database of founded crime, per rva.gov.
Anyone with information on Sunday's shooting is asked to contact Crime Stoppers, which accepts anonymous tips by phone at 804-780-1000, through an online submission method, or via the P3 Tips app. All three contact methods are anonymous, according to the WTVR report. Richmond residents can also reach police directly through 911 for emergencies or the non-emergency line at (804) 646-5100, per the city's published crime stats page.
