2023 Richmond shooting

2023 Richmond shooting
VCU Police parked in front of the Altria Theater on June 7, 2023
LocationMonroe Park, Richmond, Virginia, U.S.
DateJune 6, 2023
5:13 p.m. (EDT)
Attack type
Mass shooting
Weapons4 handguns
Deaths2
Injured17 (5 by gunfire)
ConvictedAmari 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).[1][2][3][4]

According to the authorities, seven were wounded by gunfire, including three suffering life-threatening injuries, and twelve others suffered unrelated injuries.[5][6][7] Later in the evening, police announced that two of those who had been wounded by gunfire had died.[8]

Two persons were initially arrested in connection with the event but only one, 19-year-old Amari Pollard, remained a suspect.[5][8][9]

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  9. ^ Rankin, Sarah; Lavoie, Denise (June 7, 2023). "Police: Gunman who opened fire after high school graduation targeted graduate". AP NEWS. Archived from the original on June 14, 2023. Retrieved June 7, 2023.