Man arrested after finding 2 bodies in a Henrico residence

• Richard Crowder, 60, is charged with two counts of second-degree murder.
• He is being held without bond at the Henrico County Jail. Police believed more than one person was inside the home.
• Officers had to take cover from gunfire as they responded to reports of a shooting.

Two women’s bodies in findings inside the house where a barricade scenario occurred; for almost nine hours in an eastern Henrico neighbourhood. According to authorities, 60-year-old Richard C. Crowder apprehended shortly before 6:25 p.m.; after he left the house while still on the phone with the police.

The two women’s remains were found; when police entered the house after that, according to officials.

Two counts of second-degree murder; three counts of using a firearm to commit a crime, and one case of malicious shooting; were all brought against Crowder.

At the Henrico County Jail, he is in jail without bail.

Police earlier stated that they thought the standoff had a domestic component.

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According to a Henrico County Police spokesperson; the criminal investigations team is on the site and will take up the investigation; of this double homicide later in the day.

A shooting was reported in the 7600 block of Phillips Wood Drive; at around 9:30 in the morning.

Jon Burkett was informed by Crime Insider sources; that someone in the house fired at the responding officers; forcing them to take shelter.

According to a police spokesperson, the first officers “secured the area and waited; for additional assistance.” “No emergency personnel have suffered injuries.”

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