RICHMOND, VA. (THECOUNT) — Police have identified, Tanya P. Washington, as the Richmond woman found shot and killed near Northside Avenue September 13.
Washington was discovered early in the morning of September 13 suffering from at least one gunshot wound, along the 700 block of Northside Avenue, in Richmond.
She was pronounced dead at the scene.
The investigation led police to a home in the 3100 block of Letcher Avenue where they found Leon E. Willis, 57, of that same address, also dead of a gunshot wound.
He was pronounced dead at the scene as well.
“Officers arrived and found Tanya P. Washington down and unresponsive in the roadway near the intersection of Meadowbridge Road. She had suffered a gunshot wound and was pronounced dead at the scene,” a Richmond Police spokesperson said. “Later that same day at approximately 12:55 p.m., detectives working the investigation went to a home in the 3100 block of Letcher Avenue and found Leon E. Willis, 57, of that same address, down and unresponsive from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. Detectives believe Washington and Willis were in a relationship.” source
Anyone with information on the case should contact police at 911.
This is a developing story. Check back as more details emerge.
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