28-year-old woman identified as victim in Richmond homicide on Fairfield Avenue

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) -- A 28-year-old woman has been identified as the victim in a homicide on Fairfield Avenue in Richmond on Sunday.

The Richmond Police Department has identified 28-year-old Keyonna Ford, of Richmond, as the victim in a homicide that took place on Fairfield Avenue in Richmond on Sunday, April 27.

A woman was found dead on the 2100 block of Fairfield Avenue in Richmond on Sunday, April 27. (photo: courtesy): 8News Nikkita Tyler)

At around 2:42 p.m. on Sunday, Richmond Police officers were called to the 2100 block of Fairfield Avenue for the report of a person down.

When officers arrived on scene, they found Ford in a residence with a gunshot wound. According to police, she was taken to a local hospital where she later died due to her injury.

Detectives with the department's Major Crimes division are investigating. Anyone with information about this homicide is asked to call Major Crimes Detective A. Sleem at 804-814-7123.