Man found dead on street in Petersburg's west end. It's the city's 16th homicide of 2021.
PETERSBURG — A man found dead on a west end street Friday night is Petersburg's 16th homicide victim of the year.
Police said the man was found around 8:15 p.m. in the 300 block of Poplar Street. He had been shot in the head.
Few other details have been released, including the victim's identity. An investigation into the shooting is ongoing.
The death comes five days after another man was found shot to death in the 200 block of S. South Street, less than a mile and a half from where Friday night's shooting took place. Police are looking for a suspect in that case, also.
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Anyone with information on either shooting is asked to contact Petersburg-Dinwiddie Crime Solvers at (804) 861-1212 or use the P3Tips app.
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Bill Atkinson (he/him/his) is daily news coach for USA TODAY's Southeast Region-Unified Central, which includes Virginia, West Virginia and central North Carolina. He is based in Petersburg, Virginia. Reach him at batkinson@progress-index.com.
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