‘A crisis we must confront’: Richmond grapples after spike in shooting deaths

Sahara Sriraman, Contributing Writer Anya Sczerzenie, Contributing Writer Eleven shootings that left eight people dead between April 4 and Sunday marked one of the most violent weeks Richmond has seen since the end of September, when there were four shooting deaths, according to the Richmond Police Department. Two shooting deaths on April 4 and 5 […]
‘Visceral pain’: VCU student among two killed in consecutive Gilmer Street shootings

Katharine DeRosa, News Editor VCU student Cody Woodson drove seven-hour round trips from his hometown of Buckingham, Virginia, to see his girlfriend Clarisse Liclic during school breaks, Liclic said in a Facebook message. “It was wonderful to know I had been loved by him that much,” Liclic said. Monday night, after walking Liclic to her […]
UPDATE: Richmond police investigating possible link between Gilmer Street shooting deaths of VCU student, teen

Katharine DeRosa, News Editor The Richmond Police Department is investigating a possible connection between the deaths of a 17-year-old and a VCU student who were shot and killed in the 400 block of Gilmer Street within 26 hours of each other. The person shot on Monday has been identified by Richmond Police as Cody Woodson, […]