RICHMOND, Va. — Students and their parents walked past a crime scene on their way to the bus stop Wednesday morning after a shooting at the Belt Atlantic Apartments in South Richmond.
The incident occurred around 6 a.m. in the 4000 block of Midlothian Turnpike during an attempt to execute a search warrant, per Richmond Police.
According to RPD, officers announced their presence and said that they have a warrant before a woman exited the apartment. Officers then heard gunshots inside. Two young males came out of the apartment.
Officers entered and found another young male with a gunshot wound. He was taken to the hospital with a injuries considered to be life-threatening.
RPD said no officers were injured, and no officers discharged their weapons during this incident. The investigation continues.
Richmond Police asked anyone with information call Crime Stoppers at 804-780-1000.
During the investigation, the CBS 6 crew on scene saw an ambulance leave the complex and race toward the hospital while SWAT team members in military-looking gear walked around with rifles. Officers also led two young people away in handcuffs, but we cannot confirm their involvement at this point.
Charles Willis, executive director of United Communities Against Crime, visited the crime scene.
"To have to cross a crime scene tape, I know it's challenging and devastating, traumatizing for some of the young folks," Willis said. "We're working very close for Richmond Public Schools, because that was a time where our young folks were about to board the buses, they were about to get on the bus, and they saw a lot of activity going on."
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