RICHMOND, Va. -- A woman was fatally shot while sitting on a porch in Richmond early Tuesday evening, according to police.
Family members identified the shooting victim as 31-year-old Shaquita Mitchell.
They said Williams was a mother to seven children, including a set of five-year-old triplets.
Police were called to the 3000 block of Lamb Avenue, near East Brookland Park Boulevard, at about 6:26 p.m. for the shooting.
First responders took Williams to the hospital where she died.
"Detectives have information about a white sedan that traveled the wrong direction on Lamb Avenue at the time of the shooting," a Richmond Police spokesperson said. "An occupant of the vehicle fired shots towards a residence where the victim was seated on the porch."
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Anyone with information about this vehicle or this incident is asked to call Major Crimes Detective P. Ripley at (804) 646-0423 or Crime Stoppers at (804) 780-1000.
