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Henrico Police arrest 2 in connection with September murder

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Henrico Police Friday arrested two men in connection with the Sept. 23 shooting death of a 40-year-old Richmond man on East Laburnum Avenue.

Lavar Anderson Jr., 18, of Henrico and Joseph Quarles Yates III, 18, of Henrico, previously were identified as suspects during the investigation and arrested Friday without incident, according to police.

Anderson and Yates both face charges of conspiracy to commit murder, first-degree murder, and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony.

The victim, Jonathan O. Fitzgerald, died after being shot near a convenience store in the 400 block of East Laburnum Avenue at about 8:47 Sept. 23.