A sign at Huguenot High School congratulates the Class of 2023 the day after the June 6 shooting outside the Altria Theater in Richmond that killed two people.
Bouquets of flowers lay on the ground next to blood stains at the site of a June 6, 2023, shooting at Huguenot High School’s graduation ceremony. MIKE KROPF, TIMES-DISPATCH
Photos: Richmond reacts to mass shooting after graduation ceremony
A sign at Huguenot High School gives details for commencement exercises the day after a shooting claimed the lives of two at the ceremony.
Huguenot High School the day after a shooting claimed the lives of two at a graduation ceremony.
A sign at Huguenot High School congratulates the Class of 2023 the day after the June 6 shooting outside the Altria Theater in Richmond that killed two people.
Richmond’s Interim Chief of Police, Rick Edwards, participates in a press conference on Wednesday about a shooting that occurred at the Huguenot High School graduation.
A piece from a mortar board lays on the ground at the site of a shooting at Huguenot High School's graduation ceremony.
Police officers sit on their bikes in Monroe Park near the site of a shooting that took place after Huguenot High School's graduation ceremony on Tuesday. Shawn Jackson, 18, and his stepfather, Renzo Smith, 36, were killed.
Bouquets of flowers lay on the ground next to what appears to be bloodstains at the site of a fatal double shooting outside the Altria Theater in downtown Richmond after Huguenot High School’s graduation ceremony.
Bouquets of flowers lay on the ground next to blood stains at the site of a June 6, 2023, shooting at Huguenot High School’s graduation ceremony. MIKE KROPF, TIMES-DISPATCH
On June 7, a VCU Police vehicle drives past the Altria Theater in Richmond. The day before, two people were shot and killed outside the theater after Huguenot High School’s graduation ceremony.
Richmond’s Interim Chief of Police Rick Edwards, speaks at a press conference about the shooting that occurred at the Huguenot High School graduation on June 7.
Richmond’s Interim Chief of Police, Rick Edwards, speaks at a press conference on Wednesday about a shooting that occurred at the Huguenot High School graduation.
Kimberly Payton pins a ribbon to Chelsea Payton, 8, in the Huguenot High School colors on June 7, 2023, in Richmond, Va. MARGO WAGNER/TIMES-DISPATCH
Protestors gather in front of the Virginia State Capitol and march to end gun violence on June 7, 2023, in Richmond, Va. The protestors were mainly comprised of concerned parents and their elementary-school aged children.Â
Kimberly Payton pins a ribbon to Chelsea Payton, 8, in the Huguenot High School colors on June 7, 2023, in Richmond, Va.Â
Corrine Lamberson marches with her children on June 7, 2023, in Richmond, Va. MARGO WAGNER/TIMES-DISPATCH
Protestors march in front of the Virginia State Capitol to end gun violence on June 7, 2023, in Richmond, Va. The protestors were mainly comprised of concerned parents and their elementary-school aged children. MARGO WAGNER/TIMES-DISPATCH
Read Jones stands in the middle of a crowd of young protestors and their parents in front of the Virginia State Capito on June 7, 2023, in Richmond, Va. The protestors wore orange. MARGO WAGNER/TIMES-DISPATCH
Andrew Breton marches to end gun violence in front of the Virginia State Capitol and march to end gun violence on June 7, 2023, in Richmond, Va.Â
Shawn Jackson
Datrell Glover, the aunt of Shawn Jackson and sister-in-law of Renzo Smith delivers a press conference on June 7, 2023, at Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School, in Richmond, Va. MARGO WAGNER/TIMES-DISPATCH
5th District Council Member Stephanie Lynch and 3rd District Council Member Ann-Frances Lambert comfort each other while Datrell Glover, the aunt of Shawn Jackson and sister-in-law of Renzo Smith, gives a press conference on June 7, 2023, at Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School, in Richmond, Va. MARGO WAGNER/TIMES-DISPATCH
Shawn Jackson’s mother, Tameeka Jackson-Smith, leans against 3rd District Councilmember Ann-Frances Lambert while Datrell Glover, the aunt of Shawn Jackson and sister-in-law of Renzo Smith, speaks during a news conference Wednesday at Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School in Richmond.
5th District Council Member Stephanie Lynch hugs Tameeka Jackson-Smith, the mother of Shawn Jackson, on June 7, 2023, at Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School, in Richmond, Va. MARGO WAGNER/TIMES-DISPATCH
Family and friends of Shawn Jackson and Renzo Smith embrace after giving a press conference on June 7, 2023, at Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School, in Richmond, Va. MARGO WAGNER/TIMES-DISPATCH
GALLERY: Mass shooting after Richmond graduation ceremony
Cars and police gather around Altria Theater, the site of a shooting after the Huguenot High School graduation in Richmond on June 6.
Richmond Interim Chief of Police Rick Edwards gives a press briefing about a shooting that happened at the Huguenot graduation on June 6, 2023, in Richmond, Va. MARGO WAGNER/TIMES DISPATCH
Mayor Levar Stoney gives a press conference nearby the site of a shooting that happened at the Huguenot graduation on June 6, 2023, in Richmond, Va. MARGO WAGNER/TIMES DISPATCH
Richmond police officer Lawrence Read looks on as a car is towed near the scene of a shooting at the Huguenot High School graduation on Tuesday, June 6.
A car is towed near the scene of a shooting at the Huguenot High School graduation on Tuesday, June 6.
Richmond police officer Lawrence Read ties police tape together near the scene of a shooting at the Huguenot High School graduation on Tuesday, June 6.
Police tape cordons off the area near the scene of a shooting at the Huguenot High School graduation on Tuesday, June 6.
Police tape cordons off Monroe Park and the Altria Theater following the fatal shooting after Huguenot High School’s graduation ceremony on June 6.
Police gather on the intersection of Franklin and Belvidiere streets after a shooting after the Huguenot High School graduation on Tuesday.Â
A man in graduation regalia speaks on the phone surrounded by police after the Huguenot High School graduation Tuesday in Richmond.
Police respond to the area around Monroe Park following the fatal shooting after Huguenot High School’s graduation ceremony on June 6.
Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears speaks Tuesday evening after the shooting at the Huguenot High School graduation.
A car is towed from near the scene of a shooting that happened during the Huguenot High School graduation on June 6, 2023, in Richmond, Va. MARGO WAGNER/TIMES-DISPATCH
A Richmond Police vehicle drives up West Franklin Street by Monroe Park and Altria Theater where a shooting occurred.
Richmond interim Chief of Police Rick Edwards speaks to the media after a shooting outside the Altria Theater following Huguenot High’s graduation on June 6.
Rick Edwards, the interim chief of the Richmond Police Department, speaks to the media on June 6 after a shooting outside the Altria Theater following Huguenot High School’s commencement ceremony. An 18-year-old graduate and his stepfather were killed.
Richmond Interim Chief of Police Rick Edwards speaks to the media following a shooting after the Huguenot High School graduation at the Altria Theater on June 6.
