Officers in Zone 5 began responding to Shotspotter warnings in the area of Corday Way and Pearl Street at 2:35 p.m. Police, fire, and EMS responded and discovered an adult male with a gunshot wound to the head. In critical condition, EMS transferred him to a nearby hospital. A adjacent house was also damaged by gunfire, and casings were discovered at the scene. One person was apprehended, and a firearm was retrieved. Lukas Kislak, of Braddock, was apprehended on Penn Avenue following the incident. He was apprehended and taken to the ACJ. Kislak has been charged with Criminal Murder, Discharging a Weapon into an Occupied Structure, and other firearm-related offenses that VCU is looking into.
ALSO READ: Domestic violence homicide in Richland County
The Richland County Sheriff’s Department is investigating a domestic violence homicide that escalated to a stand-off with a barricaded suspect. At 6 p.m. this evening, Sunday, March 26, deputies responded to a shooting call in the 700 block of Mallet Road. When deputies arrived, they located a deceased woman with gunshot wounds lying outside one of the apartment buildings. A male suspect, whom deputies believed to be armed, barricaded himself inside an apartment. Deputies were initially told that a child was inside with the suspect but later confirmed there was never a child with the suspect.
RCSD Crisis Negotiators and Special Response Team units were immediately called to the scene. A team of negotiators spoke with the suspect for nearly three hours attempting to resolve the situation peacefully and without further loss of life. They determined that the suspect and the victim had a romantic relationship. Close to 9 p.m., the suspect stopped responding to negotiators. Minutes after that, deputies heard what they believed to be a gunshot from inside the apartment. Deputies then entered the apartment and found the suspect with a gunshot wound to the upper body.
The suspect was transported by EMS to a local hospital for treatment. “This is another sad example of how violent and deadly a domestic situation can be,” Sheriff Leon Lott said. “This will impact two families, many friends and a community deeply.” Investigators are still in the early stages of this investigation. More details will be released as they become available.
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