RICHMOND, Va. — Two men were shot and killed outside the Altria Theater on Tuesday evening following the Huguenot High School graduation, locking down a large section of the VCU campus and prompting fresh outrage about gun violence in the community.
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Richmond Interim Chief of Police Rick Edwards speaks to the media after a shooting at the Huguenot High School graduation at Altria Theater happened on Tuesday, June 6.
Richmond police officer Lawrence Read ties police tape together near the scene of a shooting at the Huguenot High School graduation on Tuesday, June 6.
Police tape cordons off Monroe Park and Altria Theater where a shooting at the Huguenot High School graduation ceremony occurred Tuesday.
Richmond Public School Superintendent Jason Kamras gives a press conference after a shooting at the Huguenot High School graduation ceremony Tuesday.
Lieutenant Governor of Virginia Winsome Earle-Sears gives a press conference after a shooting at the Huguenot High School graduation shooting on June 6, 2023, in Richmond, Va. MARGO WAGNER/TIMES-DISPATCH
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Cars and police gather around Altria Theater, the site of a shooting at the Huguenot High School graduation on June 6, 2023, in Richmond, Va.
Richmond Interim Chief of Police Rick Edwards gives a press briefing about a shooting that happened at the Huguenot graduation on June 6, 2023, in Richmond, Va. MARGO WAGNER/TIMES DISPATCH
Mayor Levar Stoney gives a press conference nearby the site of a shooting that happened at the Huguenot graduation on June 6, 2023, in Richmond, Va. MARGO WAGNER/TIMES DISPATCH
Richmond police officer Lawrence Read looks on as a car is towed near the scene of a shooting at the Huguenot High School graduation on Tuesday, June 6.
A car is towed near the scene of a shooting at the Huguenot High School graduation on Tuesday, June 6.
Richmond police officer Lawrence Read ties police tape together near the scene of a shooting at the Huguenot High School graduation on Tuesday, June 6.
Police tape cordons off the area near the scene of a shooting at the Huguenot High School graduation on Tuesday, June 6.
Police tape cordons off Monroe Park and Altria Theater where a shooting at the Huguenot High School graduation ceremony occurred Tuesday.
Police gather on the intersection of Franklin and Belvidiere streets after a shooting at the Huguenot High School graduation on June 6, 2023, in Richmond, Va. MARGO WAGNER/TIMES-DISPATCH
A man in graduation regalia speaks on the phone surrounded by police after the Huguenot High School graduation on June 6, 2023, in Richmond Va. MARGO WAGNER/TIMES-DISPATCH
Police respond to the area around Monroe Park in Richmond, Va., following a shooting Tuesday.
Lieutenant Governor of Virginia Winsome Earle-Sears gives a press conference after a shooting at the Huguenot High School graduation shooting on June 6, 2023, in Richmond, Va. MARGO WAGNER/TIMES-DISPATCH
A car is towed from near the scene of a shooting that happened during the Huguenot High School graduation on June 6, 2023, in Richmond, Va. MARGO WAGNER/TIMES-DISPATCH
Police stand near the scene of a shooting that happened during the Huguenot High School graduation on June 6, 2023, in Richmond, Va. MARGO WAGNER/TIMES-DISPATCH
A Richmond Police vehicle drives up West Franklin Street by Monroe Park and Altria Theater where a shooting occurred.
Richmond Interim Chief of Police Rick Edwards speaks to the media after a shooting at the Huguenot High School graduation at Altria Theater happened on Tuesday, June 6.
Richmond Interim Chief of Police Rick Edwards speaks to the media after a shooting at the Huguenot High School graduation at Altria Theater happened on Tuesday, June 6.
Richmond Interim Chief of Police Rick Edwards speaks to the media after a shooting at the Huguenot High School graduation at Altria Theater happened on Tuesday, June 6.
Richmond Interim Chief of Police Rick Edwards speaks to the media after a shooting at the Huguenot High School graduation at Altria Theater happened on Tuesday, June 6.
Katie Castellani, Thad Green, Em Holter, Zach Joachim, Sean Jones and Luca Powell, of The Times-Dispatch, contributed to this report.
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