VCU student, teen killed in shootings on same block
and last updated 2021-04-06 23:52:32-04
RICHMOND, Va. 20-year-old Virginia Commonwealth University student, Cody Woodson was just taking out the trash Monday night when he was senselessly gunned down in front of a home on Gilmer Street , Crime Insider sources told Jon Burkett. This horrific act happened in the same location where a 17-year-old was killed less than 24 hours prior. We are looking at all aspects of the case and if there s a connection said Richmond Chief of Police, Gerald Smith.
Crime insider sources say major crimes detectives are steering towards a justifiable homicide in regards to Sunday s shooting. Sources saying the teen was killed after an aggression towards a young adult that lived on Gilmer Street. Police add there may have been a drug nexus to that case.
Police investigating possible connection between two deadly shootings in Richmond
Police investigating another deadly shooting on Gilmer Street By NBC12 Newsroom | April 5, 2021 at 10:45 PM EDT - Updated April 6 at 4:06 PM
RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) - The Richmond Police Department is investigating a possible connection between two deadly shootings on Gilmer Street.
According to a VCU Alert, police were called to the second shooting - for the second night in a row - around 8:13 p.m. on Monday. to the 400 When they arrived to the 400 of Gilmer Street, officers found a man dead on the sidewalk.
Police identified the victim as Cody Woodson, a 20-year-old VCU student from Buckingham.