Innocent Bystander Victim Of Murder/Suicide

"RICHMOND, VA - An apparent murder-suicide yesterday in Richmond's East End brought to six the number of gunshot deaths this week in Richmond and Henrico County.

"As police closed in on a suspect in yesterday morning's slaying of a Richmond woman, Tarchelle Nicole Daniel, he shot to death an apparently innocent bystander and then fatally shot himself about 5:30 p.m., authorities said.

"Throughout yesterday, police were looking in various neighborhoods for the suspect in Daniel's killing when they spotted him in the area of North 29th, North 30th and S streets, said David M. McCoy, the city's assistant police chief.

"A Richmond officer saw him dash into a yard behind a privacy fence in the 1200 block of North 30th Street, McCoy said.

"`Officers heard a shot, and the suspect ran for about 40 yards,` McCoy said. `He stopped, shot himself and now he's deceased.`

"Police quickly backtracked the suspect's route and found the other body, McCoy said.

"`It is a reasonable belief that [he] was an innocent bystander,` McCoy said. `But we're still investigating.`

"Authorities did not immediately identify either of the bodies."

Source: Richmond Times-Dispatch...