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Three men arrested after mom and baby shot dead in Richmond, Virginia, apartment attack that left 3 others injured
THREE men have been arrested after a mom and baby were shot dead and three others were left injured in an apartment attack.
Three suspects have been arrested and detectives are trying to determine if others were involved, police said in a news release.
The shooting took place on Tuesday[/caption]
Police believe one group began shooting outside the apartment complex in south Richmond on Tuesday evening and struck the victims, who were innocent bystanders, Police Chief Gerald Smith said at a news conference.
Another group returned fire, Smith said, but police don’t believe they hit anyone.
Three types of guns were used, he said.
Sharnez Hill, 30, was pronounced dead at the scene and her three-month-old daughter died in hospital from her injuries
Donald Hemmings, 22, was arrested[/caption]
Shamondrick Perry is just 19 years old[/caption]
Smith said the three other victims — ages 29, 15 and 11 — were in stable condition and expected to survive.
Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney condemned the shooters for having “no regard for human life.”
“I have no idea and I’ll never understand why this sort of gunplay occurs so much in our communities,” Stoney said.
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“And although there’s been progress made with laws at the state level, laws here locally, still firearms find their ways into our communities far too often.”
Police said Donald Hemmings, 22, Shyheem Martin, 23, and Shamondrick Perry, 19, had been arrested and charged with conspiracy to commit murder, with additional charges pending.
It was not immediately clear if any of them had obtained an attorney.
