Richmond man shot, killed in Gilpin Court after family ‘dispute’

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) -- A 37-year-old Richmond man was shot and killed at a Gilpin Court apartment building after what police called a "dispute between family members."

At about 2:25 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 8, officers with the Richmond Police Department were called to an apartment building in the 1100 block of St. Paul Street for report of a person shot.

When they arrived, officers found 37-year-old Mario Swann, of Richmond, down and unresponsive on the second-floor landing of the apartment building. He had been shot.

Swann was taken to a local hospital, where he later died.

Police said a "dispute between family members" led to the shooting.

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Later Friday evening, hours after the initial incident, officers arrested 34-year-old Jerome Lucas, of Richmond, in connection with Swann's death. He has been charged with shooting into an occupied dwelling and possessing a firearm as a convicted felon.

"Additional charges are pending," police said.

If you have any information on this deadly shooting, you are asked to call the Richmond Police Department at 804-814-7123.