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Photos: Richmond reacts to mass shooting after graduation ceremony
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A sign at Huguenot High School gives details for commencement exercises the day after a shooting claimed the lives of two at the ceremony.
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Huguenot High School the day after a shooting claimed the lives of two at a graduation ceremony.
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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.
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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.
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A piece from a mortar board lays on the ground at the site of a shooting at Huguenot High School's graduation ceremony.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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Kimberly Payton pins a ribbon to Chelsea Payton, 8, in the Huguenot High School colors on June 7, 2023, in Richmond, Va.Â
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Corrine Lamberson marches with her children on June 7, 2023, in Richmond, Va. MARGO WAGNER/TIMES-DISPATCH
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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Graduation had ended, and the nearly 300 students exited the theater. Then Fabiola Chesnut heard about 10 gunshots in rapid succession. Â
18-year-old Shawn Jackson struggled in school, said Huguenot High School Principal Robert Gilstrap. But despite that, he graduated Tuesday afternoon.
This is continuing coverage from The Times-Dispatch of Tuesday's shooting in Monroe Park.
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Henrico County Public Schools continue to hold graduation ceremonies after the shooting tragedy at Altria Theatre. Families at Thursday's Highland Springs ceremony said they were determined to enjoy the day.
Days after tragedy and chaos ensued just few feet away, solidarity and candlelight illuminated Monroe Park. Â
"You can feel it on campus. Morale is pretty low."Â
“When I heard the first gunshot, my only reaction was to tell my wife to get on the ground."
Cinematic opening statements from both lawyers offered a preview of details that have been kept out of public eye since the shooting in Monroe Park on June 6.Â
Amari Pollard entered his plea Thursday after the Richmond Circuit Court judge made two decisive rulings earlier in the day in the case against him.Â
The defendant in the Huguenot graduation shooting asked for protection from police, citing fear for his safety. Body-worn camera footage shows his frantic surrender to law enforcement.
