Amari Pollard, 19, was arraigned Wednesday morning on two counts of second-degree murder, said Colette McEachin, Richmond’s top prosecutor.
By Sarah Rankin and Denise Lavoie | Associated Press
Richmond Interim Police Chief Rick Edwards said the shooting suspect, Amari Pollard, 19, knew Jackson and the two had been embroiled in a dispute for more than a year. Edwards said the nature of the dispute is still being investigated. Jackson had just received his diploma at the graduation ceremony and had walked to a nearby park with his father to reunite with the rest of their family when the shooting started, said Tameeka Jackson-Smith, Jackson’s mother and Smith’s wife. She said Smith was Jackson’s father, while Edwards later referred to Smith as his stepfather.
She said she was walking toward her husband and son when she saw a man run up behind them and start shooting. Edwards said authorities plan to trace the handgun that was used. He said it was not immediately clear how it had been obtained by Pollard because at age 19, he would not have been able to buy a handgun himself from a licensed dealer.
“I can’t shake the image of him receiving CPR on the ground,” still in his graduation gown, Kamras said.
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