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55-year-old man charged with murdering 62-year-old man in Richmond

Drewry Street homicide
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RICHMOND, Va. -- Police arrested a 55-year-old man accused of killing a 62-year-old man in Richmond.

Lionel White, Jr., 55, of Richmond, was arrested this week and charged with second-degree murder and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony in connection to the death of 62-year-old Lavon Page, also of Richmond.

"On Saturday at approximately 3:01 p.m., officers were called to the 1400 block of Drewry Street for the report of a person shot.," a Richmond Police spokesperson wrote in an email. "Officers arrived and located an adult male, Page, down and unresponsive in a yard of a residence. He had suffered an apparent gunshot wound and was pronounced dead at the scene."

Police have not yet said what led to the violence.

Anyone with information was asked to call Detective A. Sleem at 804-814-7123 or Crime Stoppers at 804-780-1000.

This is a developing story, so anyone with more information can email newstips@wtvr.com to send a tip.

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