RICHMOND, VA. (THECOUNT) — Trequan R. Hardy has been identified as the victim in a Wednesday night fatal shooting in Richmond, Virginia.

Hardy, 25, was found shot dead on the 2100 block of Fairfield Avenue in Richmond after 8 p.m. on Wednesday night.

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“At approximately 8:17 p.m., officers were called to the 2100 block of Fairfield Avenue for the report of a person shot. Officers responded and found Hardy down and unresponsive on a sidewalk. He was suffering from an apparent gunshot wound,” a Richmond Police spokesperson said. “He was transported to a local hospital where this morning he succumbed to his injuries,” reports WTVR.

Detectives are urging any witnesses to come forward.

Anyone with information about this shooting is asked to call Major Crimes Detective N. Reese at (804) 646-0712 or contact Crime Stoppers at (804) 780-1000.

Geo quick facts: 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 – wikipedia.