Excellent reporting! To make a long story short I was born and raise on Southside. ''He said no, he had never had sex with her.''. During the sentencing, Duling reviewed Anderson's extensive record and glanced at a picture of the murder scene before the body of Caroline Cooke was removed, the T-D reported at the time. This work identified 158 homicides (PDF) not a perfect data set, but close enough to have a sense of what was going on where in 1994. An article in todays Richmond Times-Dispatch reports event lower numbers for 2008 and 2009 than I was given (36 and 41): Richmond reported 39 homicides for all of 2009, which was higher than 2008s 32 slayings but still low when viewed historically. The city was all-but killed by the skyrocketing murder rates during the crack cocaine years in the late 1980s through the mid-90s. IMO, things could EASILY get that bad again. He was just out of it. Harold D. Robinson Jr., of the 1500 block of Gunn Street, was found about 3:30 a.m. in the first block of Jefferson Davis Highway, where the highway intersects with Decatur Street, police said. After going 28+ years without a break, the city has seen no murders in 3 of the last 8 months. WebStories on Richmond murder made both Americas Most Wanted and got notice in December 5 piece in USA Today. Wow, amazing work! I think Jake was actually referring to gun violence, stabbings, etc. Feb. 28 (UPI) -- Zoo Miami in Florida confirmed a Malayan tapir briefly escaped from its enclosure Tuesday before being safely contained about an hour later. It would be interesting to find out what percentage of shooting and stabbing victims wind up at MCV. My uncles used to come and tell me the stories about some of the things he saw down Afton and just by hearing the stories had me shook. In the past 366 months, only 3 have passed without a killing, and all 3 have come in the last 8 months. Oak Grove elementary is the school I started at. Debbie Davis, an accounts clerk, had been found dead in her apartment on Sept. 19, 1987. new content, we kindly appreciate any donation you can give to help Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Feb. 28 (UPI) -- A swimmer visiting a beach in New South Wales, Australia, found a mussel-covered message in a bottle that turned out to have traveled more than 185 miles. A crocodile fights an elephant only to realize it may have bitten off more than it can chew. Richmond bottomed out in 1994: one city councilman went off to rehab for his heroin problem and another was in hot water for not paying utilities and renting out condemned property, enrollment at VCU dropped, the city recorded the nations 19th largest population decline since 1980, Richmond made the wrong end of Money Magazines Best Places to Live list, and by the end of the year had tallied a record 161 homicides. But the black-on-black violent crime problem was stark and bluntly reported on 75 years ago: "Why were there 11 times as many homicides committed by Negroes in Richmond last year than by white persons?" just because people dont die from a shooting doesnt mean its any safer. Who was Carrie Davis, who was killed on Harrison Street? I love the change and realize that there is still much room for improvement. Powerball ticket forgotten in coat pocket turns out to be $1 million winner. I rarely visit ( I am cross-country), because those sights, smells, and sounds do not go away. wrapping yourself in a blanket of ignorance is the only way to keep stupid thoughts warm.good work and thanks nfor digging so hard. August 1994 was the worst month in Richmonds history for killings at 25, or almost one every day. Do you think that Federal Incarceration programs like Project EXILE played a part? Is that your point of reference?? The unidentified mans violent death was one of 100 homicides in 1988, the first year of triple-digit killings in Richmond. Although things have gotten better, there is still a lit of room for improvement. Wow. Brown killed Thomas three weeks after an angry meeting between members of both their families about the pregnancy, Esther Brown, Thomas' aunt, said in an interview. I, for one, am glad those days are gone. Ive been in my house 13 years and God-willing Ill be here for many more. So instead of doing mental gymnastics to figure out what changed, how to prevent it etc, just end this war. I cant locate it now, but murders in Richmond exceeded all the surrounding counties combined. WebMan dies of apparent gunshot wound in South Richmond Richmond detectives make two arrests in shooting on East 21st Street Arrest made in Broad Street fatal shooting New I see victims of gun violence all the time, yet it isnt always reported, therefore, please dont think Richmond is becoming any safer. About Us She had been sexually assaulted with a broomstick so violently, she suffered internal damage to some of her organs. It then gets swung around by the elephant until it lets go. EVONITZ. Well-done!! So many young lives lost over drugs and money. WebInteractive chart of the Richmond, Virginia murder rate (i.e. During the past two decades, shes watched homicides gradually decline to a low of 32 in 2008 and then hold steady at about 40 per year until 2016, when the number climbed to 61. If someone shows up shot or stabbed at the hospital, the police are automatically brought in. WebAs Harry Kollatz Jr. noted in his March 1993 feature article Murder in the City, Richmonds homicides climbed as the population dropped from a high of 249,521 in 1971 down to Unlike so many of the drug-related homicides that involved killers and victims living dangerous lifestyles in rough neighborhoods, many of the Golden Years victims lived good lives in decent neighborhoods. Many, many criminals have simply aged to the point that they are no longer the great threat that they were. RICHMOND, Va. -- An investigation is underway after a man's body was found in the woods line at Pine Camp on Richmond's North Side Saturday afternoon. We saw some crazy killers whose names became infamous like Pops Goins, teen-aged hit man Rakie Cloyd, and the Flax-Johnson crews. Her baby and her relationship with Hugh Brown were the focus of her dreams about the future, according to family members interviewed after the trial. most of us from the Clan have all done time or is still locked up. I rented a house in Union Hill in 1997, and moved back in 2004 when my husband and I bought our house here. This explains ALOT about why my west end friends were so afraid for me moving to the Fan in 1997 and then when I told them Id bought a house in Church Hill in 1998. simply the best news article/reporting to come out of Richmond in a long time. Ill be excerpting this story for a ByrdPark.net feature so people can reminisce and/or thank their lucky stars. I know some weird shit now from putting this together. http://wtvr.com/2012/05/24/holmberg-25-years-after-the-deadliest-invasion-since-the-civil-war/. In his confession, Brown said Thomas had been telling people he had made her pregnant. Business owners on E. Broad and Grace Streets pulled down their security grates and walked away. John, This was a great idea for several reasons. 3, 1993 Virginia Gang members convicted of federal capital crimes RICHMOND, Va. -- Three members of a drug gang allegedly linked to 11 murders in 45 days were found This was a level of violence virtually unimaginable today: 2 would-be robbers of a Henrico jewelry store were killed in a shoot-out with the police, 2 Chesterfield teens robbed and killed a car salesman, a man killed 2 elderly women in 2 different retirement homes, an infant was basically boiled to death, two masked gunmen opened fire in the parking lot at 5PM on a Sunday evening on Meadow Street, one single block of Afton Avenue recorded 5 separate killings over the course of the year, an entire family was slaughtered in Gilpin Court, and there was a triple killing in Sugar Bottom. The overall national demographics play a huge part in the story. There were 9 killings in the Byrd Park/Randolph/Maymount area in 1994, including an early evening double homicide in a store parking lot. And I especially remember the case of Tamika Jones because we were the same age and I remember how older men were always trying to pick up young girls my age or a little older. The Briley Brothers 1979 killing spree and 1984 escape from death row were in recent enough history. The increasing ratio number shows a yearly count of assaults that is falling much more slowly than the number of homicides. Everyone wore shower caps (whenever they were shown on the news, they always had on shower caps) and we turned off all the lights to make sure there was enough electricity for the deed. Last year (2009), with 39 killings, saw no homicides in November the first month since at least 1980 with no killings. Heroin, lots of heroin. Feb 6, 2012 Updated Aug 16, 2014. Monique Anderson was just 15 when she broke into Mrs. Cookes home. A compelling look at the record # of #RVA homicides in 1994: http://t.co/d7icBF8i0P The upside being the improvements since, but still grim. Advertise With Us 3. Was she a VCU student? Look at Portugal for an example. If they die at MCV from their wounds or if they go home, its an incident in their locality and RPD couldnt care less about it. * Kurt Cobain died. Just realized that the current 48 day stretch without a homicide in the city is the longest since at least 1980. I distinctly remember her being shot on Friday 4/1/1994 but she died in the early morning of 4/2/1994 after my family made the decision to take her off of life support. GRAPH: Murders per 100,000 1980-2009 (Richmond, Virginia), DATA: Murders per 100,000 1980-2009 (Richmond, Virginia). Antonio I wonder what happened to her and her little sister Kenya? The Briley Brothers crime spree was 1979. McEachin says one program that helped to reduce the rate was Project Exile, launched in 1997, which moved the prosecution of felons caught with guns to federal court, where there was a mandatory minimum sentence of five years in prison. Came here in 80, left for five years and decided to move back and raise our daughter here. The minimum Brown could serve is 20 years in prison. heard drivebys sitting out front on N 24th/Clay. So far in 2010, Richmond has seen 19 murders (6 of which have come in the East End). CHPN focuses on activities and events at the neighborhood level, and on larger events with direct impact on the community. Four points to consider: 1. 2. Yes, not all of the non-fatal incidents make the big media. Movies and the hype of gangsta rap did help each. My great-grandmother is from Blackwell. Idaho man breaks world record for fire sword throws and catches. As the number of killings in the East End has dropped, the rate has dropped in some areas and killing has started to disappear from others. SEVERANCE. And theres treatment. ''She had lost her mother, and her father had lost their home. A usual police response to a call back then was , what do you expect when you live up here? Dog rescued after falling 12 feet into Georgia storm drain. In the first 28 years for which there is monthly data available, there was not a month in Richmond without someone being killed. Right now we have a shot gun victim, female, whos looks like shes going to make it. I love my city. THOMAS, Richard ''She told me she loved me, and uh, that was it,'' Brown told police when he confessed to murdering Gwendolyn C. Thomas, 17, of Richmond. Thanks for the superlative for Maymont/ByrdPark/Randolph. On October 14, 1994, 20-year-old Christopher Goins went to the Gilpin Court apartment of 14-year-old Tamika Jones, who was seven months pregnant with Goins child, and killed Tamikas parents, her 9-year-old sister, Nicole, her 4-year-old brother, David, and her 3-year-old brother, Robert. It looks like these types of incidents may be getting more coverage than ever before. This is the best start to a year for the 30 years that monthly records are available ahead even each of the last 2 record-low years at this date, and a whopping 59 better than 1994s count of 79 at the end of June. My question to Jake is how long have you worked at MCV?? About Us i apologize for the mayhem myself and my associates caused back then. Were celebrating our 40th anniversary with monthly dives into our archives. WebIn the early afternoon of January 1, 2006, the bodies of Kathryn, Bryan, Stella, and Ruby Harvey were found dead in the basement of their burning house in the Woodland Heights While I was putting this together, I kept wishing that I could hand it over to a real writer to see what would come out. The results are pretty striking, even adjusted for population. http://cwaynetaylor.wordpress.com/2010/08/16/crime-assaults/. Carrie Davis, a 78-year-old woman who lived in the big retirement community on the 1000 block of Grace Street, was one of 2 older women killed inside their apartments that year. I have to say I agree with Kaykay. According to a prison source and Moniques mom, she has spent most of the past two decades in seclusion in prison. I have to admit, the story about the 14 year old and her family broke my heart. The prosecutor, the defense attorney, Moniques mom and others wanted her locked up in a mental hospital instead of prison. as a member of the infamous Poison Clan Posse i saw first hand some of the violence that took place back then and i can confirm what you guys are saying. Nothing seems to abate the obvious drug dealing going on at that stretch. dont let it get you down. (PDF). As Harry Kollatz Jr. noted in his March 1993 feature article Murder in the City, Richmonds homicides climbed as the population dropped from a high of 249,521 in 1971 down to 203,056 in 1990. Joseph Brown, who also was in court, declined comment. Violent crime is down 1 percent led by our homicide rate, which is at a historic low. RT @chpn: 1994: Richmonds worst year? You are soooo right about not being able to shake the images of those times from my head. I would be very surprised to have a murder happen on Venable and completely disagree with your statement about Venable and wonder why you would say that and what facts you are using to make such a derogatory statement? The leaders of the notorious Newtowne gang were locked up in 1992 after killing 13 people in a furious month and a half. Eric Ernest Ive lost over twenty friends and acquaintances to gun violence during those long years. NOTE: 2008 shows 36 homicides. Advertise With Us Again, good work chpn! #40 on the list, Debbie Gray, was my aunt and one of my best friends. The drug dealers cannot operate if there is no market for their wares. While these murder are very tragic, it is street crime. Theres no drop-dead release date there. There were incidents those months, but either the charges were withdrawn when declared to be self-defense, or the charge was listed as involuntary manslaughter. All Right Reserved. Not to say theyre less important but, as a reader, I wouldnt care if a woman stabbed another if they were acquainted. He was killed Feb.5 1994 near Jeff Davis Hwy in Richmonds south side. I was one of the medics caught up in that mess. Unfortunately, the FBI no longer publishes its rates in a manner by which you can easily see city comparisons. Horgas was pondering this question the next day when he came across a teletype alert from Richmond that made his hands shake. The sheer number of killings on Southside in 1994 is shocking. A second job I had for a while was selling newspapers at the Times Dispatch (phone sales) and they would not even deliver to most of Church Hill then! The area within a 1/2 mile radius of Afton and Lynhaven saw 17 killings. In neighborhoods such as Oregon Hill, Scotts Addition and Church Hill, people are out and about, comfortable, she says. They believed it was a man. Additionally, just because stabbing/gunshot/&c. What is the basis of YOUR comparison?? on target for 182 killings by the end of December, setting check points at hot spots across the city, list of incidents from 1994 in comparison to, http://img237.imageshack.us/img237/4969/clipboard01le.jpg, http://cwaynetaylor.wordpress.com/2010/08/16/crime-assaults/, Here is a graphic of the worst 10 in 2009, http://wtvr.com/2012/05/24/holmberg-25-years-after-the-deadliest-invasion-since-the-civil-war/, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Briley_Brothers, Neighborhood Driving Zoo opens this spring, Drug activity on 25th revealed to be long-game covert opp, City releases new traffic control measures, List of streets that might be named after Confederates. This is a proven fact. She could engage in a conversation and she could actually be quite likeablebut there were something in her eyes that wasnt quite there, remembered Claire Cardwell, then the deputy Commonwealths Attorney who prosecuted the case. (I am 42 now and left Richmond in 2001 after a spiritual awakening). It would be interesting to compare the street crime to the white collar crime going on at the time- Joel Harris-style corruption for example. She had the ability to act perfectly normal. I see a lot of drug activity still, but nothing too far off from normal city living. There were tons of good upstanding law abiding citizens living in all of the areas mentioned in the 80s and 90s. Prosecutors and defense lawyers were bound by gag order from Judge James Spencer not to discuss the case. I bet thats a typo, Richmond CA has taken our old spot at the top of those lists. Curious about and fascinated by Richmonds shockingly violent semi-recent history, I thought to look and see where all of this killing was taking place. I was thinking of the Virginia is for lovers commercials and trips to Virginia Beach when I decided to go to school in VA. He showed me his technique for making proper stirred fried rice something I remember to this day. By 1942, there were 43. It was rough, a lot of the city was physically deteriorated, the downtown traffic count on a Saturday morning was about 5 cars per hour and the council was in disarray. Our aggravated assaults which comprise shootings, stabbings and an assault where the skin is brokenare down 7 percent. I think it was a big blow to him.''. Thanks for taking the time to do this. If we could get illegal guns off the streets, the difference would be huge. RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) - Richmond Police are investigating after a woman was found dead with a gunshot wound in Gillies Creek Park. Its extremely unlikely shell get out this time and any year soon. WebFebruary 17, 1993 Three drug dealers responsible for Richmond's worst murder rampage were sentenced to death by a federal jury yesterday, the first time the federal death We are able to see an area with more realistic eyes. Shes up for parole and the parole board is processing the automatic request. http://transitionalneighborhoodlowdown.wordpress.com/2011/02/17/is-richmond-1-in-homicides/. The Briley brothers were a gang of drug dealers who permiated the Church Hill area and were responsible for murders, robberies, assualts and stealing in general. SPEIGHT, Douglas Christopher He was taken to a Medical College of Virginia hospital where he died, police said. The vast majority of the victims that year were young black men, and they were shot to death. Thanks to all the original pioneers for sticking through the horrific, scary times, and making this an awesome area in which to reside! QUESINBERRY Jr. Monte Ralph A startling picture in the December 1989 issue of Richmond Surroundings, this magazines predecessor, shows a mans body lying in bloody snow on Old Brook Road. Back in 2003-2007 there were 7 killings within 5 blocks of my house (almost 2/year). They face the death penalty for convictions of murder in the furtherance of a continuing criminal drug enterprise. The number would peak at 160 in 1994 and earn the city the unwanted distinction of being the U.S. murder capital in 1997 (on a per capita basis), when 140 people were killed. Im sorry but white people dont have crime? JohnAt the risk of putting more work on your shoulders, would be interesting to see if the ratio of aggravated assaults (which the RPD set aside as a notable category) to homicides shows any more stability than your previous assault:homicide ratio did. I am happy to hear that reality is gone. With recent years showing the lowest body counts since 1961, the citys population back up over 200,000, and VCU having greatly expanded, it is difficult to imagine that mid-1990s Richmond was ever real. It would be interesting, and I think more informative. Some of my neighbors have lived here for 35-45 years and tell about the crazy stuff that went down. Looking at the map for the East in 1994, the 13 killings in the Church Hill area south of Fairmount seem indicative of the changes between now and then. Thanks as usual for great reporting. And , there were no witnesses because these guys had a bad habit of killing anybody that spoke up! Even had a bullet shot through our living room window but never found the slug. Great job! no one came to see me there and i had a rottweiler. (update 2/1/2015). RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) A woman was found dead in Gillies Creek Park in Richmonds East End after an apparent shooting, according to Richmond Police. There were more murders that year than in 2007, 2008, 2009, and the 1st half of 2010 combined. Too dangerous. The prosecution asserted the gang sold huge quantities of crack in one Richmond neighborhood. @CM thanks & thats funny! Give Light and the People Will Find Their Own Way. You have to pay to read the rest of the article. The case will proceed next week to a penalty phase. Brown, 27, of Mechanicsville, the son of a Richmond preacher, had told police he feared he would shame his family by having a child out of wedlock. Im also going to spare you the sad stories of my association with the streets, funerals, after-hours spot and the main culprits crack cocaine and Sothern Gun World. Things got so bad that the U.S. There was a well known drug house directly across the street from me that was one of the distrubution centers for this gang. Do you have any information you can share on Thomas McTernan who was beaten and killed in September 1994? Goins was arrested in Brooklyn, entered death row on July 20, 1995, and was executed on December 6, 2000. Back in the '30s and '40s, there were lots of domestic murders - women killing their wayward husbands and vice-versa, a good number of them getting away with it. 0. CHANDLER Jr. Richard Marc The six-woman, six-man U.S. District Court jury deliberated 11 hours over two days before returning the verdicts on the 17th day of the trial. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. chimbarozo park was crazy dangerous. Jake, you have a tough job, and you see the results of a lot of violence; thank you for what you do. Despite this overall trend, Richmond, Virginia. to keep expanding and making Murderpedia a better site, but we really Before French there were other developers who were investigated by the FBI. If youre interested in seeing what isnt always reported, the RPD puts out a daily report in Noteworthy Incidents that includes a number of non-fatal stabbings/shootings that dont get a mention on tv, the newspaper, or even here (though I do get it on the CHPN twitter). To keep creating Unfortunately, the Richmond Police are not able to easily provide data for the years before 1998, so to get a look at anything earlier I had to dig it up for myself. Working at MCV, I saw alot of people the last couple of months that died of either stabbings or gun shots. To look at this a little bit, I just pulled the assault numbers for the past 5 years (going back to 2004 as the murder count was close to 100 that year). There were anomalies a fatal stabbing in a the kitchen of a Chinese restaurant on Grace Street, the murders of 2 elderly women in retirement homes, a body found in the canal by Tredegar Street but overwhelmingly the stories from 1994 are those of young black men found dead or dying on streets like Idlewood Avenue, Hull Street, and Afton Avenue. Where we now have months with no killings, a Times-Dispatch article that year thought a 10-day span without a homicide was noteworthy. Feb. 28 (UPI) -- Animal control officers in New Jersey said seven sheep found running loose after an apparent slaughterhouse escape will have a new permanent home at a sanctuary. Hopefully thats something hyper-local media can change. Fairfield court / north side highland park areas, south side Jeff D turnpike / afton ave. Nobody that lived here at the time is still here, except me. He now faces a maximum penalty of life in prison plus a $100,000 fine. Working at MCV, I saw alot of people the last couple of months that died of either stabbings or gun shots. I havent been shot at for at least a month!!! The East End went well over 100 days and close to 6 months without a killing from the end of 2009 into 2010 (the best in at least a decade and probably much much longer). I find this data hard to believe. I moved here to Church Hill in 1992. This is the kind of news MSM wont report either because of lack of time or lack of interest. In 1994 alone, there were 161 murders. hey it might be a good time to develop some new habits. Weve had a 30 percent decrease in homicides compared to this same time period last year. It certainly feels safer than it did 13 years ago. Homicide numbers remained high but fairly steady - 20 to 40-plus - until the late 1960s. Any details about what happened? I was raise uptown South Side. Unfortunately the RPDs online system doesnt break out Aggravated Assaults from Assaults and I dont have the desire to dig for it. I think things are much better than they used to be. White homicides often got more in-depth treatment in the news than the usual few paragraphs for black victims. crack houses everywhere. The If it bleeds, it leads rule still seems to apply. Many of the kids in this gang were 15 or 16 years old. Hugh Brown had told his girlfriend that they were going to run off together and get married, Brown said in his confession. If anyone reading this has a compelling interest and a happy checkbook, please contact me. Postal Service stopped mail delivery to Whitcomb Court until ordered back on the rounds by a Federal judge. RT @MRMark5: A compelling look at the record # of #RVA homicides in 1994: http://t.co/d7icBF8i0P The upside being the improvements since, b. * baseball strike The RPDs online Crime Incident Information Center and the Richmond-Times Dispatchs online Homicide Report have data for the following years. And they eventually pinned four of the murders on a schizophrenic homeless man named Leslie Leon Burchart, one of the strangest and most pitiful humans I have ever interviewed. i can only imagine that Richmond is a very different place from what it was back in the 90s. Brown, 27, of Mechanicsville, the son of a Richmond preacher, had told York Investigator J.E. @2020 - Church Hill Peoples News. Thank you for putting this list together. WebRichmond had 52 murders in 1968 and 89 in 1972, when the city's population was 243,000 after the big annexation of South Side. But once houses were being renovated things turned around. I never did or sold drugs, never got involved in any crimes and didnt associate with anyone who did. I moved to Richmond in 1992 to go to Virginia Union University. The only one that I can find is the story MAN IS KILLED IN SHOOTING ON SOUTH SIDE from February 6, 1994 that starts off: A 24-year-old man was shot in the head several times early yesterday in South Richmond and died less than an hour later. Most of the violence of the 90s was tied to the drug trade. I am assuming the date is the date of her death? WebBrown's 16-page confession, taped the morning after the Aug. 12 slaying, was summarized for the record Thursday in York Circuit Court after he pleaded guilty to Thomas' murder. Brown and his lawyer, Roger C. Gregory, entered a ''conditional plea,'' which leaves room for appeal. Murderpedia has thousands of hours of work behind it. Surprising to me, the relation between the number of homicides and the number of assaults doesnt show as much of a relation as I wouldve expected. His sentencing hearing is scheduled for April 13 at York County Circuit Court. Since then, Richmond has also had the quiet months of February 2010 and June 2010. Great research, and great job, John. The number started rising in the mid-1980s and jumped to 100 in 1988. He also unsuccessfully challenged the legitimacy of the search of Brown's home, where police found the gun used to kill Thomas and an empty box for 9mm shells. The government charged that Johnson, Tipton and Roane directed the loosely knit Newtowne gang, which peddled huge quantities of cocaine -- people call it 'cook 'em up' on the streets -- in Richmond and eastern Henrico County. WebVirginias murder rate was comparatively smaller than the countrys average, which stood at 4.5 murders per 100,000. WebRichmond homicide totals since 1957 breaking Richmond homicide totals since 1957 Oct 14, 2016 0 Richmond homicide totals since 1957, compiled from data from Richmond The house we bought was not on the market and a friend at the time turned us on to it. Unquestionably things have improved, but murders in Shockoe Bottom, shootings and stabbings in the projects and the recent line of fire killing on Belvidere only comfirm in many peoples minds (mine included, that Richmond is not a safe (enough) place to visit or live, especially at night. and pray for the famalies of victims killed by my former associates. Headline back then in the Richmond Times- Dispatch: "Manslaughter and murder soar in city. It was reported locally, almost immediately, and then followed up by official information the next day and then a few days later. Sadly, many of the assault incidents appear to be domestic; conversely, the murders that are not happening in Richmond seem to be the street violence killings. 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