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
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).[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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^"Multiple people shot at high school graduation in Richmond, Crime Insider sources tell Jon Burkett". CBS 6 News Richmond WTVR. June 6, 2023. Archived from the original on June 13, 2023. Retrieved June 6, 2023.
^"Multiple people injured in shooting in Richmond, Virginia". The Guardian. June 6, 2023. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on June 17, 2023. Retrieved June 6, 2023.
^"Report: Shooting occurs at Altria Theater". VPM. June 6, 2023. Archived from the original on June 13, 2023. Retrieved June 6, 2023.
^ abMarcus, Josh (June 6, 2023). "Seven victims shot at Virginia high school graduation as suspects in custody". The Independent. Archived from the original on June 13, 2023. Retrieved June 6, 2023.
^Rankin, Sarah (June 6, 2023). "7 wounded in shooting after high school graduation ceremony in Virginia capital". AP NEWS. Archived from the original on June 13, 2023. Retrieved June 6, 2023.
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^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.
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