Video: Suspect Fires at Va. Police, Woman Before Fatal Shooting

An apartment complex shooting sent residents scrambling before Richmond police encountered and fatally shot a woman who allegedly fired at officers and a bystander.
May 21, 2026
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  • Richmond police released bodycam footage showing officers confronting an armed woman who fired shots at an apartment complex, sending residents fleeing.
  • The woman allegedly shot at both a civilian and responding officers, leading police to return fire and fatally shoot her.
  • A handgun was recovered at the scene, no officers were injured, and the shooting remains under investigation.

Newly released body camera footage captured Virginia police confronting a woman who fired shots in an apartment complex that sent people running before she was fatally shot when she fired at a woman and officers earlier this month.

The shooting happened just after 6:45 p.m. May when Richmond police responded to calls of shots fired at the Belt Atlantic apartment complex, WTVR-TV reports. One caller told police that the armed woman, identified as Jazmin Wooten-Mitchell, was shooting outside the apartments, and people were scrambling for safety.

When police reached the scene, they heard shots and were able to locate Wooten-Mitchell on an upper floor of one of the apartment buildings. Officers passed a woman as they walked up stairs, and Wooten-Mitchell allegedly shot at them.

Police returned fire, and Wooten-Mitchell was fatally struck. Security and body camera footage captured the exchange.

A handgun was recovered at the scene, and no officers were injured in the incident. 

The shooting is under investigation.

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Joining Endeavor Business Media in 2018, Joe has worked on the company's city services publications. He began working at OFFICER.com as the assistant editor. Before starting at Endeavor, Joe had worked for a variety of print and online news outlets, including the Indianapolis Star, the South Bend Tribune, Reddit and Patch.com.
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