K-Ron Washington was shot multiple times at 18th and Coalter streets in the early hours of Saturday morning. A nurse heading home discovered Washington, but he had already died from his injuries.

That shooting occurred just days before the official roll out of Operation Safe Summer, but Richmond Police Chief Rick Edwards said technology had already mobilized officers to respond.

"We had officers en route to that already. We had gunshot detection going off, so we were en route even though we didn't get a call until that nurse called," Edwards said.

"When I talk about gun violence reduction, it's got to be an all-of-the-above approach. There's certainly an enforcement piece to it, but any way we can dissuade people from that path is valuable to us."

The operation brings together multiple

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