A midday shootout on January 27, 2023 in the 1300 block of St. Paul Street in Richmond, Virginia, left two men dead. Richmond officers nearby heard gunfire around 3:10 p.m. and found one of the victims, 25-year-old Terry Brown Jr., suffering from a gunshot wound; he was taken to a hospital. Shortly afterward 30-year-old Richmond resident Tyresse Cleo Robinson arrived at the same hospital with a fatal gunshot wound. Both men died despite medical treatment.

Detectives have described the incident as a shootout and concluded that Terry Brown Jr. shot Tyresse Robinson. Brown was then shot by an unknown person or persons who fled the scene. Robinson is listed as Richmond’s third homicide victim of 2023. The investigation into Brown’s death and the circumstances of the shootout is active; no other arrests have been announced.

If anyone witnessed the shooting or has information that could help investigators, please contact the authorities handling the case.