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Candace Gomness

Case from Richmond, VA dated Aug 04, 2022

Victim Details

Candace Gomness

Female

White / Caucasian

Richmond

VA

2022-08-04

23

Candace

Gomness

07/12/2026

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On a tragic afternoon in Richmond, Virginia, the life of 23-year-old Candace Gomness was cut short by an act of violence. On August 4, 2022, Gomness, a White female from Chesterfield, was fatally wounded in a shooting that unfolded on Forest Hill Avenue. The incident, which occurred around 3:13 p.m., prompted a swift response from the Richmond Police Department after they received reports of random gunfire in the 4000 block of the busy thoroughfare.

Upon their arrival, officers discovered ...
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  • WTVR: Man arrested after woman in car killed in Forest Hill Avenue shooting
  • Richmond Times-Dispatch: Richmond police responded to double shooting on Forest Hill Avenue
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