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1 killed, 1 injured in downtown Richmond shooting

Avatar photo by Millie Martin Emery April 19, 2022April 21, 2022

One 18-year-old man has died and another was injured in a shooting in downtown Richmond. No arrests have been made as of Tuesday evening, and an investigation is continuing, according to a news release from Sgt. Zach Taylor of Richmond Police Department’s Investigative Services Division. The shooting was reported just after 2 p.m. Tuesday near […]

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Police: Man’s gunshot wound not life-threatening

Avatar photo by Millie Martin Emery April 26, 2021April 27, 2021

A Richmond man was injured Monday afternoon after a shooting on the city’s northeast side. Shortly before 3 p.m. Monday, Richmond Police Department’s first-shift patrol officers responded to a report of a shooting at an apartment at 851 N. 16th St. Fragust D. Ford, 42, was located with a gunshot wound to the lower body, […]

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Indiana State Police investigating fatal Hagerstown shooting

Avatar photo by WWN Staff November 4, 2020November 4, 2020

One Hagerstown man has died after a shooting believed to stem from a dispute between neighbors, police said. KC Allen Simpson, 32, died as the result of multiple gunshot wounds received Wednesday afternoon. Wayne County emergency personnel were called to a possible shooting at about 2:20 p.m. Wednesday to a home in the 4700 block […]

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Richmond teen shot in leg; investigation continues

Avatar photo by WWN Staff October 16, 2020October 16, 2020

A Richmond teen was shot in the leg early Friday morning. Shortly before 3 a.m. Friday, Oct. 16, 2020, third shift patrol officers for Richmond Police Department were dispatched to the 1400 block of South 16th Street to the report of a shooting. Aquavion Allen, 18, of Richmond, was located with a gunshot wound to […]

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Bullet goes through air conditioner, strikes teen in hand

Avatar photo by Millie Martin Emery October 12, 2020November 3, 2020

A 16-year-old boy was shot in the hand inside a Richmond home after a bullet passed through an air conditioner. At about 3:17 p.m. Monday, Oct. 12, Richmond Police Department responded to 208 Pearl St. on the city’s northwest side in response to a person who had been shot. During the initial investigation, it was […]

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Women found who’ve been accused of withholding kids from dads

Avatar photo by WWN Staff September 17, 2020November 2, 2020

By Millicent Martin Emery A tip led to three Hagerstown women being arrested in Greenfield, Indiana, after police recently accused them of interfering with child custody. Heather Frost, her sister Abby Frost, and their mother, Nancy Frost, have been taken into custody following a tip regarding their whereabouts. They were accompanied by the missing children, […]

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Richmond police investigating woman’s death

Avatar photo by Millie Martin Emery September 15, 2020September 15, 2020

Shortly before 2:30 a.m. Tuesday, Sept.  15, emergency personnel received a medical call for an unconscious female in the 1500 block of South J Street in Richmond. Medical personnel arrived and began CPR. Richmond Police Department patrol officers identified the female as Katrice Orr, 42. She was transported to Reid Health and was pronounced dead […]

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RPD investigating shooting, fatal motorcycle crash

Avatar photo by Millie Martin Emery September 15, 2020September 15, 2020

Richmond police have been busy investigating a shooting on Monday and a fatal motorcycle accident on Sunday as well as a woman’s death Tuesday morning. Read our story about the death investigation here.  Shooting A Richmond man was transferred to Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton, Ohio, after being shot Monday evening (Sept. 14). Shortly after […]

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Woman reports home invasion in Cambridge City

Avatar photo by WWN Staff September 1, 2020September 5, 2020

Six area police departments responded to a report of a home invasion in Cambridge City. At about 9 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 1, Cambridge City Police Department received a call reporting a home invasion in the 300 block of West Main Street. Upon officers’ arrival, CCPD Chief Richard Roberts spoke to the homeowner, who was a […]

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21-year-old shot in Richmond commercial area; teen arrested

Avatar photo by WWN Staff August 8, 2020August 9, 2020

A Richmond teen has been arrested and faces a preliminary charge of attempted murder after a shooting on the city’s far-east side. Shortly before 9:45 p.m. Friday, Aug. 7, second-shift patrol officers were dispatched to the 400 block of Commerce Road near the state line after a report of a shooting. The area is home […]

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