Arrest made in deadly Fan shooting

RICHMOND, Va. -- Police person made an apprehension successful Richmond's archetypal homicide of 2022.

Officers were called to the 2200 artifact of West Grace Street, adjacent North Allison Street successful the Fan, conscionable earlier 1:20 p.m. Friday for a study of a idiosyncratic shot.

"Officers arrived and located an big antheral down and unresponsive from an evident gunshot wound. He was pronounced dormant astatine the scene," a Richmond Police spokesperson wrote successful an email.

Police aboriginal identified the unfortunate arsenic 36-year-old Rupert Haughton of Richmond.

Officers detained 27-year-old Zakell Johnson of Richmond and aboriginal charged him with execution and usage of a firearm successful the committee of a felony.

Officials said the Medical Examiner volition find Haughton's nonstop origin and mode of death.

No details astir the circumstances surrounding the shooting were released.

Anyone with accusation astir this homicide is asked to telephone Major Crimes Detective M. Godwin astatine 804-646-5533 or interaction Crime Stoppers astatine 804-780-1000. The P3 Tips Crime Stoppers app for smartphones besides whitethorn beryllium used. All Crime Stoppers reporting methods are anonymous.

There were 93 homicides successful Richmond past year, according to Richmond Police statistics.

That fig was the highest successful caller history:

• 2020 - 66 Richmond homicides
• 2019 - 59 Richmond homicides
• 2018 - 52 Richmond homicides
• 2017 - 66 Richmond homicides
• 2016 - 62 Richmond homicides
• 2015 - 43 Richmond homicides
• 2014 - 41 Richmond homicides
• 2013 - 38 Richmond homicides
• 2012 - 45 Richmond homicides
• 2011 - 39 Richmond homicides
• 2010 - 44 Richmond homicides

Since 2000, Richmond has averaged astir 60 homicides a year. Between 2002-2005, much than 80 radical a twelvemonth were killed successful crimes classified arsenic homicides successful the city. In 1994, 160 radical were killed successful the City of Richmond. In 1997, the city's homicide fig was 140.

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