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On October 14, 1998, Richmond Police Department Officer Thomas Francis Mongo McMahon, 46, was fatally shot after joining a pursuit that began with a report of an erratic driver on Interstate 95. The chase, started by a Henrico County officer, ended after weaving through a shopping center and stopping near 26th and S streets in Richmond. The suspect fired from his own vehicle before McMahon could exit his patrol car; McMahon was struck multiple times in the upper body, abdomen, and arm.

Although he wore a protective vest, a bullet severed his femoral artery and caused a fatal hemorrhage. McMahon was a 20-year veteran of the Richmond Police Department and a United States Army veteran. The suspect later engaged in a prolonged standoff and then opened fire again; officers returned fire and the suspect was fatally wounded at the scene, so no arrest was made in connection with McMahon’s death.

Who has information about the chase or the moments at 26th and S streets that evening?