Henrico Police clarify timing of events related to shooting death of 17-year-old in Eastern Henrico

Henrico County Police are continuing to investigate a shooting that killed a 17-year-old boy and damaged a home in Eastern Henrico early Monday morning.

Police on Tuesday clarified that they had received a call about 3:25 a.m. for a reported shooting in the 3300 block of Reynolds Road and sent officers to the area to speak with a homeowner who showed them damage to their property. Police searched the area, collected evidence and did not find any injured people.

At 6:07 a.m., police received another call reporting that someone had been shot in the same block. This time, when officers arrived at the scene, they found a 17-year-old boy in the fenced-in backyard of a home with obvious signs of trauma. He was declared dead at the scene. Police did not release the boy's identity.

“To provide some further clarity, the victim was located a couple houses down from where officers responded for the single 911 shooting call just after 3 a.m.,” said Henrico County Police Division spokesperson Karina Bolster in a statement. “There were no calls for active gunfire in the area at approximately 6 a.m.”

Police are asking anyone with information about the shooting to call Det. Contact J. Ensor at (804) 501-5794 or submit tips anonymously via Metro Richmond Crime Stoppers at (804) 780-1000 or P3tips.com.