News to Know for Dec. 18: Moderna vaccine; Small business grant deadline; Diversity Richmond food drive The head of the Food and Drug Administration said late Thursday that his agency will move to quickly authorize the second COVID-19 vaccine to fight the pandemic. (Source: Daniel Schludi) By Adrianna Hargrove | December 18, 2020 at 6:58 AM EST - Updated December 18 at 6:58 AM
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Police: 21-year-old suspect arrested for shooting at state parking deck Hakeem Whitaker (Source: Capitol Police) By NBC12 Newsroom | December 4, 2020 at 11:17 AM EST - Updated December 17 at 1:34 PM
RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) - Capitol Police say a 21-year-old Richmond man has been arrested for a shooting at a state parking deck on Dec. 4.
Capitol Square Police were called at 9:59 a.m. on Dec. 4 about possible shots being fired at the state parking deck at Seventh and Marshall Streets, just north of Capitol Square. After arriving on the scene, officers located at least one shell casing.
According to the investigation, Hakeem Whitaker, 21, of Richmond, was part of a construction crew doing repair work at the deck and had gotten into an altercation with a fellow employee.