Richmond trash truck driver shot in Shockoe Bottom

Richmond Department of Public Works employee shot, injured while collecting trash in city’s Shockoe Bottom area

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) -- A Richmond Department of Public Works employee is injured after police said he was shot while collecting trash in the city's Shockoe Bottom area early Wednesday morning. At around 1:36 a.m. on Wednesday, May 21, officers with the Richmond Police Department were called to the 00 block of North 18th Street for the report of a person shot. When officers arrived, they found a man who works to collect trash for Richmond's Depa…

Richmond trash truck driver shot in Shockoe Bottom

A City of Richmond employee was shot in Shockoe Bottom early Wednesday morning, according to Richmond police.

Public Worker Shot while Collecting Trash

Safety at Work Richmond, VA (WorkersCompensation.com) – A Richmond, Va., Department of Public Works employee was shot while collecting trash this week, one of several employees shot on the job recently across the country. Richmond Police said they were called to North 18th Street around 1:30 a.m. on May 21 for a report that a person had been shot. When officers arrived, they found the Richmond trash collector injured by an apparent gunshot wound…

Richmond trash worker injured after being shot during late-night collection in Shockoe

Early Wednesday morning, a Richmond Public Works employee was hospitalized with non-life threatening injuries from what was believed to be a gunshot wound.“I was so saddened to hear about a City of Richmond Department of Public Works employee who was wounded while doing his job,” Mayor Danny Avula said in a press release. “Guns are taking a serious toll on people, and it's not okay.”410 guns have been stolen from cars in Richmond this year. One …