2023 Richmond shooting
| 2023 Richmond shooting | |
|---|---|
VCU Police parked in front of the Altria Theater on June 7, 2023 | |
| Location | Monroe Park, Richmond, Virginia, U.S. |
| Date | June 6, 2023 5:13 p.m. (EDT) |
Attack type | Mass shooting |
| Weapons | 4 handguns (3 used) |
| Deaths | 2 |
| Injured | 17 (5 by gunfire) |
| Convicted | Amari Pollard |
On June 6, 2023, a mass shooting occurred in Richmond, Virginia following a high school graduation at the Altria Theater in the Monroe Park campus of the Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU).
According to the authorities, seven were wounded by gunfire, including three suffering life-threatening injuries, and twelve others suffered unrelated injuries. Later in the evening, police announced that two of those who had been wounded by gunfire had died.
Two persons were initially arrested in connection with the event but only one, 19-year-old Amari Pollard, remained a suspect.