‘He is now dead himself’: Man attending loved one’s funeral shot, killed at Virginia cemetery

Police in Richmond, Virginia, said that a person attending a loved one’s funeral was shot and killed after an altercation at the cemetery.

Officers responded to the shooting at Oakwood Cemetery just after 2:40 p.m. and learned that two funeral attendees were involved in an argument that escalated into the shooting.

“I’ve been here 26 years. I’ve never seen a crime scene while there’s still the casket of a body that can’t be buried until this crime scene’s finished, so that’s a new kind of low,” said Police Chief Rick Edwards.

The shooting victim was rushed to a hospital, where he died. Police are seeking the public’s help to find the shooter.

“It’s a tragedy; A person that shows up to grieve and mourn a loved one is now dead himself.”