Crime
RTD report suspect caught in fight and shooting near VCU on Tuesday
The victim and the suspect were not associated with VCU.
An armed suspect was apprehended Tuesday afternoon after a fight inside a barbershop spilled outside and a man was critically wounded in a shooting near Virginia Commonwealth University, authorities said.
According to Richmond police, the fight started inside Taylor’s Barber Shop and moved onto a sidewalk where a man was shot in the chest about 4 p.m. in the 100 block of South Belvidere Street, near Cary Street.
Officers responding to a call of a person down found the victim suffering from life-threatening injuries. He was taken was taken to VCU Medical Center for surgery.
After the shooting, the suspect ran north on Belvidere and was captured while carrying a gun after being spotted by VCU police, according to police.
