Problem Is They Are All-Black People and Living in Exclusively Black Public Housing

Representatives of the Richmond Police Department said last week that they’ve been compiling a list of people suspected of being “shooters.” Those on the list primarily reside in Richmond’s public housing neighborhoods, according to department representatives, who said RPD created the list in an attempt to combat gun violence in the city.

Approximately 100 individuals are on the list, according to Maj. Major Ronnie Armstead. Armstead led the department’s efforts in compiling the list, which includes individuals who don’t have a criminal record. In addition to focusing on people who have shot others previously, RPD also added victims of gun violence and people who “will shoot other people” to the list.

“They came up with a list of individuals that are known to be shooters. Your violent people that are known to be shooters, even if they didn’t have a record, but they’re known to be a shooter,” said Armstead, who presented information about the project to the Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Authority’s Board of Commissioners on Wednesday.

According to Armstead, police decide whether a person “will shoot other people” by investigating their background and connections to confirmed perpetrators of gun violence.

Poster Comment:

decade or so ago, the city of Knoxville, Tn decided to concentrate police and prosecutorial services on 32 repeat, violent offenders. City thought that was a great idea until the next day when they saw pictures of the 32 offenders in the newspaper. They were all Black. The town is 16% Black. It is against the odds that none of the 32 are White.