Virginia Graduation Shooting Suspect Amari Pollard Had Feud With Victim: Cops

June 2024 · 1 minute read

Police have charged a 19-year-old suspect in relation to a mass shooting outside a Virginia high school graduation ceremony Tuesday, saying he was targeting a longtime rival who died along with his stepfather. Amari Ty-Jon Pollard, of Henrico, was arraigned in court Wednesday and charged with second-degree murder in the deaths of 18-year-old Shawn Jackson, and Jackson’s stepfather, 36-year-old Renzo Smith. Richmond Interim Police Chief Rick Edwards said Pollard had been in a dispute with Jackson for more than a year, although the nature of the dispute is still being investigated. “This was targeted at one individual... that’s what we know at this time,” Edwards said during a news conference Wednesday. Pollard said he plans to hire a lawyer, so the court continued the case until a hearing later this month.

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