Man dead after shooting during graveside ceremony at Oakwood Cemetery in Richmond

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) -- A man is dead after he was shot multiple times during a graveside ceremony at a Richmond cemetery on Wednesday.

At 2:41 p.m. on Wednesday, April 16, officers with the Richmond Police Department responded to Oakwood Cemetery on Nine Mile Road for a report of a person shot.

(Photo: 8News)

(Photo: 8News)

(Photo: 8News)

When they arrived, they found a man with multiple gunshot wounds. He was taken to a local hospital, where he later died.

Police told 8News that this shooting took place during a graveside ceremony. Detectives currently believe it was the result of a fight that escalated.

No further details are available as of the time of reporting.

If you have any information on this shooting, you are asked to call the Richmond Police Department at 804-646-3613.