Two people are dead and five are injured after a mass shooting occurred outside a high school graduation ceremony in Richmond, Virginia. The seven victims were shot at Monroe Park around 5 p.m. on Tuesday.
The seven victims were shot at Monroe Park, across from the Altria Theater on the Virginia Commonwealth University campus, around 5 p.m. on Tuesday. The victims and others were attending a graduation ceremony for Huguenot High School, part of the Richmond Public Schools district, that had commenced at 4 p.m.A 31-year-old victim had life-threatening injuries as of Tuesday night, police said. Four males, ages 14, 32, 55, and 58, have non-life-threatening injuries.
Police also confirmed that a 9-year-old was struck by a car during the incident and was taken to the hospital. The child is expected to survive, Edwards said. "A day that should have been a moment of joy and celebration with friends and family was taken away in seconds, and lives changed forever," Stoney said.
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