Man shot, killed near gas station in Petersburg

PETERSBURG, Va. (WRIC) -- A man is dead after he was shot near a Petersburg gas station on Monday evening.

At 5:19 p.m. on Sept. 29, officers with the Petersburg Bureau of Police were called to the 1900 block of E. Washington Street for a report of a shooting.

Scene of a Sept. 29 shooting on E. Washington Street in Petersburg. (Photo: Michael Powers)

Footage shared by an 8News viewer shows there was a heavy police presence at a nearby BP gas station at the time.

Once at the scene, officers reportedly found a man identified as Tyron R. Clanton, who had been shot.

He was taken to a nearby hospital, where he later died.

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No additional information on this shooting is available as of the time of reporting.

Detectives continue to investigate this incident. If you were in the area at the time of the shooting and believe you saw or heard something suspicious, you are asked to call the Petersburg Bureau of Police at 804-732-4222.