The 16-year-old was a student at Highland Springs High School and played on the Springer’s basketball team, which won the state championship less than a month ago, according to WTVR CBS 6. “Please keep the Highand Springs community in your thoughts after the untimely loss of a Springer student,” said a post on Henrico County Public Schools Facebook page. Henrico’s supervisor, Tyrone Nelson, who represents the Varina area, said the shooting has upset the community. “There are generations of connectivity in Highland Springs. And so when a family is in pain, the community is in pain,” Nelson said. “Shock, I think, is the first thing after mourning. And after a sense of unity and cohesion, I think it will come out of it.” Nelson said the school district and county will do everything they can to wrap their arms around the young man’s family and those who knew him at Highland Springs High. WTVR Highland Springs High School Police: The suspect fled Lt. Matthew Pecka told Henrico Police that officers and EMS crews were called to Glenwilton Drive Square 1900 shortly after 12:10 p.m. for shooting reports. “Emergency dispatchers received information that a person had been shot outside and the suspect had fled the area,” Pecka wrote. The teenager was taken to a local hospital where he died of his injuries, Pecka said. Police said they had contacted the victim’s close relative, but that his identity was withheld due to his age. Henrico’s police urged anyone with information to show up, even if they had to do so anonymously. “This is another tragic incident. By working together, we can keep our community safe. Call the police if you have any information,” Pecka said. WTVR Jaida Taylor and Nyasia Barrett. Jada shows the shot where a neighbor was killed in her grandmother’s neighborhood. Girls heard gunshots that killed teenager Henrico Two cousins in a bedroom at their grandmother’s house heard the shot that killed the 16-year-old. Jaida Taylor, 9, and Nyasia Barrett, 10, recounted what they saw as they watched the scene unfold in their grandmother’s yard. Their grandmother has a camera with a bell, which showed the police responding to the incident and immortalized a woman screaming, “this is my son”. “I heard no voices or anything – just poo-poo,” Jada recalled. “We looked out the window and saw a boy lying right there.” Jaida and Nyasia said that after what happened in the early hours of Saturday, they see the place where they played differently. “In his memory, I do not want to play here anymore,” Nyasia said. “I want her to be in his memory.” Anyone with information should call Detective Ensor at 804-501-5794, Crime Stoppers at 804-501-5000 or submit advice via smartphone at P3Tips.com. This is an evolving story, so anyone with more information can send an email to [email protected] to send a tip.
