Suspect In Va. Slayings, Boy's Abduction At Large

Published December 26, 2011 5:36AM (EST)

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Richmond, Va., 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.


By Salon Staff

MORE FROM Salon Staff


Related Topics ------------------------------------------