Tue. Apr 23rd, 2024

A Virginia man was killed in a shooting after a confrontation at a grocery store in Richmond Sunday evening, according to authorities.

Richmond Police identified the man killed as 38-year-old Patrick Jenkins.

Jenkins was killed Sunday, April 9, 2023, outside the Community Supermarket along the 1900 block of Mechanicsville Turnpike near the Richmond-Henrico County line.

Officers were called to the area just before 7:10 p.m. Sunday.

Police said Jenkins and the shooter got into a confrontation inside the supermarket.

Jenkins was shot outside the business while in his car, police said. He crashed into a parked car at the nearby 360 Express Mart.

Police have not yet said what sparked the initial confrontation.

Anyone with information was asked to call Major Crimes Detective B. Neifeld at 804-646-3246 or Crime Stoppers at (804) 780-1000.

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By Buffy Gunner

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