RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) - Richmond police say one man is dead following a late-night shooting downtown.

Police say they were called to the 500 block of N. 8th Street for reports of a person shot just before 11:15 p.m.

Once on scene, officers found a man who had been shot. He was taken to the hospital where he later died.

According to an alert from Virginia Commonwealth University , the suspect is described as a man wearing all black clothing and having dreadlocks. He was last seen on 9th Street towards East Broad Street.

If you have any information on this homicide, call Major Crimes Detective Austin Darnell at 804-646-3927 or Crime Stoppers at 804-780-1000.

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