Man charged in robbery spree and killing from late last year

From the Richmond Police:

Following indictment by a grand jury, the suspect in the homicide of Kamarr Hall, 50, of Richmond, in a business on Richmond Highway on December 13, has been charged in connection to multiple incidents.

Following multiple investigations, Mark Palmer, 60, of Richmond, has been charged with homicide, attempted robbery with a firearm and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony x2 for the homicide on December 13.

Palmer has been charged with attempted robbery and use of a firearm in an attempted robbery for the attempted robbery of an employee of a business in the 5200 block of Hull Street Road on December 11.

Palmer has been charged with robbery and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony for a robbery of an employee of a business in the 1200 block of Westover Hills Boulevard on December 8.

Palmer has been charged with robbery and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony for a robbery of an employee of a business in the 5100 block of Hull Street Road on November 26.

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At approximately 4:50 p.m., on Wednesday, December 13, officers were called to a business in the 3300 block of Richmond Highway for the report of a robbery and a report of a person shot. Officers arrived and found an adult male employee, Hall, inside the business suffering from an apparent gunshot wound. He was transported to a local hospital where he succumbed to his injury.

Detectives have been working on several robbery and attempted robbery cases and connected Palmer to those crimes and the homicide.

“All of us in the city of Richmond are safer because this suspect is in custody,” said Chief Rick Edwards. “I extend my profound appreciation to the teams of detectives who worked these cases and who successfully delivered this case, with coordination from the Office of the Commonwealth’s Attorney, to the grand jury.”