A juvenile was hospitalized with a gunshot wound early Thursday after police were called to the 6200 block of Hull Street Road in Richmond around 2:17 a.m. The wound was described as non-life-threatening, and investigators have not released further details about what led to the shooting or who fired the gun.
According to 12onyourside.com, officers responded to the Hull Street Road address after the shooting was reported, and the injured juvenile was taken to a local hospital. The outlet reports that the investigation subsequently led officers to the 3200 block of Snead Road, though police have not said how that location factors into the case. As FOX5 Vegas also noted in its coverage, specifics about the circumstances surrounding the shooting remain unreleased.
No suspect description, arrest information, or motive has been made public, and it is not known whether the shooting is connected to any other ongoing case in the region.
Separate Search Underway for Missing Northumberland County Teen
In an unrelated case playing out roughly 90 miles east of Richmond, Virginia State Police have issued a CODI Alert for 16-year-old Cayden James Dawson, who was last seen Wednesday at 7:36 p.m. on Fruit Plain Road in the Callao area of Northumberland County, per wtvr.com. Dawson is described as a 5-foot-4-inch white male with blonde hair and blue eyes, weighing 150 pounds, the station reports.
Investigators believe Dawson may be traveling in a dark gray 2024 Honda Civic bearing Virginia license plate TDL-1367, the same report states. State police told wric.com that his disappearance is believed to pose a credible threat to his health and safety, and they are asking anyone with information to come forward.
What a CODI Alert Means
CODI stands for Critical Operation for a Disappeared Child Initiative, a notification system Virginia State Police use to aid in searches for missing or endangered children. The program was approved by the 2024 General Assembly, according to Virginia State Police.
The alert system has produced quick resolutions before: a 2-year-old girl from Chesterfield County was found safe in November 2024 after state police issued a CODI alert for her earlier that same day, Richmond.com reported at the time. It is not known whether Dawson's case will follow a similar timeline, and authorities have not released further updates on his whereabouts as of Thursday morning.
