18-year-old charged with second-degree murder after two 17-year-old boys found dead at Chesterfield apartment complex

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) -- An 18-year-old man has been charged with two counts of second-degree murder after police said two 17-year-old boys were found dead with gunshot wounds at an apartment complex in Chesterfield County.

On Saturday, June 21, 18-year-old Richard E. Lamb was charged with two counts of second-degree murder in connection to the shooting that occurred on Friday, June 20.

At 11:41 p.m. on Friday, officers with the Chesterfield County Police Department responded to a reported shooting in the 14600 block of Creekglen Way in the Creekpointe Apartments.

When officers arrived, they found two 17-year-old boys with gunshot wounds. They were both pronounced dead at the scene, and their identities are being withheld due to their age, according to police.

Lamb was identified as a suspect through the investigation by police. Officials said the investigation indicates that Lamb and the victims knew each other.

Police continue to investigate. Anyone with information is asked to call the Chesterfield County Police Department at 804-748-1251.