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2023 Richmond shooting
Mass shooting in Richmond, Virginia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
On June 6, 2023, a mass shooting occurred in Richmond, Virginia following a high school graduation at the Altria Theater in the Monroe Park campus of the Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU).[1][2][3][4]
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![]() VCU Police parked in front of the Altria Theater on June 7, 2023 | |
Location | Monroe Park, Richmond, Virginia, U.S. |
Date | June 6, 2023 5:13 p.m. (EDT) |
Attack type | Mass shooting |
Weapons | 4 handguns |
Deaths | 2 |
Injured | 17 (5 by gunfire) |
Convicted | Amari Pollard |
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According to the authorities, seven were wounded by gunfire, including three suffering life-threatening injuries, and twelve others suffered unrelated injuries.[5][6][7] Later in the evening, police announced that two of those who had been wounded by gunfire had died.[8]
Two persons were initially arrested in connection with the event but only one, 19-year-old Amari Pollard, remained a suspect.[5][8][9]