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Metro Richmond Crime Stoppers Crime of the Week
Richmond Police Department
From: Detective Marian Harris
Number: 08-18/08-19
Date of Release: 05/05/2008 & 05/12/2008
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March 31, 2008

   Crime Stoppers needs your assistance to help locate a second suspect in connection with a Homicide in Richmonds west end.
   On March 27Tth of this year two victim’s were robbed by two armed suspects around 1 am in the 600 block of South Sheppard Street. One of the victims, Tyler Binsted, a 19 year old VCU student, was shot to death.
   One of the suspects has been arrested and police need your assistance to help locate the second suspect responsible for this random act of violence. The suspect is described as a black male between the ages of 13 and 15. He is 5'3" to 5'5" tall. He was wearing dark clothing and possibly goes by the name of "Pete".
   Investigators are asking anyone who may have witnessed any portion of this incident to please call Crime Stoppers at 780-1000.
   The family has established an additional reward of $5,000 to anyone with information leading to the arrest and conviction of the suspect in this homicide.

Tyler Binsted
Tyler Binsted

   If you have any information about the murder of Tyler Binsted or information of any other crime in the City of Richmond or the counties of Henrico, Hanover, New Kent, Goochland, or Charles City, call Crime Stoppers at 780-1000.
   You do not have to give your name or testify in court. You will be given a code number to protect your identity, and your information, if of value to police, could be worth up to a $1,000 cash reward.
   Crime Stoppers would like for callers number C-2512 and C-3572 to please call us back at 780-1000.
   When you call Crime Stoppers you will remain anonymous. Remember we don’t need to know who you are to know who they are.
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