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Police ID victim killed in South Richmond double shooting

Posted at 12:47 PM, Dec 02, 2016
and last updated 2016-12-02 12:51:38-05

RICHMOND, Va. -- Authorities said one of the people wounded in adouble shooting on Richmond's Southside Wednesday night has died.

Police were called to the 100 block of East 33rd Street in the Street Swansboro West neighborhood around 9:45 p.m. for a report of a shooting.

Officers found 24-year-old Javar Mayo, of the 00 block of Lombardy Street, wounded inside a vehicle that was pulled onto the curb.

Mayo was transported to an area hospital, but police said he succumbed to his injuries Thursday night.

Additionally, officers found a second victim on East 33rd Street with an apparent gunshot wound to the hand.

He was transported to a local hospital with injuries that were not life-threatening, police said.

"Major Crimes detectives are actively pursuing all available leads in the case and continue to gather information about this incident," officials with Richmond Police said in a news release.

If you have information that could help police, call Major Crimes Detective James Baynes at 804-646-3617 or contact Crime Stoppers at 804-780-1000 or at http://www.7801000.com.

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