HENRICO COUNTY, Va. -- Police identified the man killed in a Sunday evening shooting as 44-year-old Earl Young Jr., of Henrico.
Police responded to the intersection of Emporia Street and Hillbrook Avenue, in eastern Henrico, at about 9 p.m. Sunday for what was described as a "suspicious situation."
"Once officers arrived on scene, several gunshots were heard. A group of males was seen running from a yard and fleeing in vehicles," a Henrico Police spokesperson wrote in an email. "Responding officers located an adult male in a yard in the 4800 block of Hillbrook Avenue with apparent gunshot wounds. He was pronounced deceased at the scene."
A second person at that location told police he too had been shot.
That man was treated for non-life-threatening injuries at the hospital.
Anyone with information was asked to call Det. Z Noah at 804-501-5581 or Crime Stoppers at 804-780-1000.
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