Police capture suspect in Va. slayings, boy's abduction

December 26, 2011 - 06:41 am
Jamal Louis Clemons, suspect in abduction and double murder in Richmond, is now in police custody.

Breaking: Police have taken into custody Jamal Clemons, the suspect in the murders and the abduction.

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Suspect in Va. slayings, boy's abduction at large

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Police have identified the two people slain on Christmas Eve that led to a search for a 2-year-old boy abducted from the scene who was later found safe in the backseat of an SUV.

Police on Sunday said 60-year-old Edward Lee Bowmer Jr. and 56-year-old Robin Sheryl Clapp were shot to death.

Bowmer was from the street where the bodies were found and Clapp was from Mechanicsville.

Neither was related to 2-year-old Kaiden Burnside. Police say the shooting suspect stole the vehicle in which Kaiden was seated.

Police are looking for suspect 27-year-old Jamal Louis Clemons. They say Clemons faces abduction, robbery and other charges.

Police say the boy has been reunited with his mother.

 

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