Source: Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) State Crime News
The FBI Richmond South Piedmont Violent Gang Task Force is working with the Lynchburg Police Department to solve the murder of 28-year-old Samantha Rachel Robinson earlier this year. Taylor Huemoeller
On January 21, 2021, officers with the Lynchburg, Virginia Police Department were dispatched to the area of 12th Street near Pierce for a report of shots fired. Responding officers found Ms. Robinson behind the wheel of her white Hyundai sedan suffering from a gunshot wound. Witnesses in the vehicle reported hearing what sounded like a rock hitting the sedan as they passed the C&C Mini Mart on 12th Street. Ms. Robinson died from the injuries she sustained from this incident.
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