VA Man Timothy Garnett ID’d As Victim In Friday Richmond Fatal Bethel St Shooting

RICHMOND, VA. (THECOUNT) — Timothy Garnett has been identified as the victim found suffering from gunshot injuries on a Richmond, VA, sidewalk Friday night.

Garnett, 28, was discovered shot to death on a sidewalk at the intersection of Bethel St & Carmine St in Richmond, VA, just before 7:30 p.m. on Friday.

Police arrived to Carmine Street on call of shots fired. Upon arrival, Garnett was found deceased from apparent gunshot wounds.

A second person was also shot and sent to the hospital with injuries that are not life threatening.

Motive or suspect information was not provided by officials.

“Although it was at night, there were lots of people in the area at that time who may have seen or heard something,” said Major Crimes Captain James Laino. “With the right tip, we could solve this crime quickly, but we need them to come forward and tell us what they know.” source

Anyone with possible information on the deadly shooting should contact police at 911.

Richmond, the capital of Virginia, is among America’s oldest major cities. Patrick Henry, a U.S. Founding Father, famously declared “Give me liberty or give me death” at its St. John’s Church in 1775, leading to the Revolutionary War. The White House of the Confederacy, home of Confederate President Jefferson Davis during the Civil War, is now a museum in Court End, a neighborhood known for Federal-style mansions, according to wikipedia.