RICHMOND, Va. — One person is dead after a shooting and subsequent multi-vehicle crash on I-95 Monday night, according to Virginia State Police.
VSP responded to the crash around 8:45 p.m. on Interstate 95 Southbound at the 72-mile marker in Richmond. According to VSP, the driver of a 2021 Ford Escape had crashed into the guardrail, and the drivers of four additional vehicles collided in a chain-reaction crash while attempting to avoid striking the Ford.
Twenty-one-year-old Kevin James Irvin Jr. of Richmond was driving the 2021 Ford Escape. The vehicle had multiple bullet holes in the driver's side door, and Irvin had been struck multiple times. He was transported to the hospital, where he later succumbed to his injuries.
VSP said they have not yet determined what led to this incident, but they are actively investigating 76 shootings on the interstate this year.
No one in the crash involving the four vehicles suffered serious injuries.
"It could be your family member and you don't even know," said Denver Oakley, a Richmond-area driver. "It's crazy. It makes you think when you drive to just chill out."
Witnesses at the scene reported seeing a dark-colored sedan.
Virginia State Police ask anyone with information about the incident to call #77 or 804-750-0858, or email questions@vsp.virginia.gov.
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