Police identify man shot, killed in Richmond’s first homicide of 2022
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Published: Jan. 14, 2022 at 2:32 PM EST|Updated: Jan. 15, 2022 at 11:59 AM EST
RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) - Richmond police say a man has been charged with murder in the deadly shooting of a 36-year-old man in the city Friday afternoon.
Rupert Haughton was shot in the 2200 block of West Grace Street in The Fan neighborhood around 1:15 p.m., according to police. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Detectives arrested Zakell Johnson, 27, for the shooting. He’s now charged with murder and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony.
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This is the first homicide in Richmond in 2022. Anyone with information should call Crime Stoppers at 804-780-1000.
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