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Woodland Heights shooting victim identified

Posted at 1:03 AM, Feb 18, 2013
and last updated 2013-02-18 14:34:41-05

UPDATE: Richmond Police identified the victim of Sunday's shooting as Jared Ellison, 34, of Midlothian.

RICHMOND, Va. (WTVR) - Police are looking the person who shot and killed a man in the Woodland Heights neighborhood of South Richmond.

Police were called to the corner of Forest Hill Avenue and West 34th Street around 9:00 p.m. Sunday. There they found a shooting victim, described as a white male in his 30's. The man was later pronounced dead at the hospital.

Police believe the man was killed in a "drug related" shooting.

Police said the shooting, described as a black male, got away in a gold Ford Taurus.

If you have any information regarding this incident, you are asked to call Crime Stoppers at 780-1000.  You may also send an anonymous tip by texting Crime Stoppers at 274637, using the keyword "iTip" followed by your tip.