RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — A teenage suspect has been arrested in connection with a deadly shooting that took place inside a Museum District neighborhood apartment on Monday afternoon.
According to police, a 16-year-old boy turned himself in at the Richmond Police Department headquarters on Tuesday, April 18. The boy was reportedly accompanied by a family after learning that he was wanted in connection to the incident.
Shortly before 2:45 p.m. on Monday, April 17, officers were called to the 3500 block of Stuart Avenue near North Thompson Street and Kensington Avenue for a reported shooting.
Upon their arrival, officers found a man — now identified as 40-year-old Curtis Edwards of Richmond — had been shot and killed inside an apartment.
Police reported that the 16-year-old suspect has been charged with murder, burglary with intent to commit murder, maliciously shooting within a dwelling, two counts of using a firearm in the commission of a felony and possession of a firearm by a juvenile.
On Monday, investigators said that they did not believe the shooting was “a random act” and that there were also no signs of a break-in.
