Family Member Suspects Revenge In Dennery Killing

A family member suspects revenge was the motive in the fatal shooting of a Richmond, Dennery man in his forties. “My Niece call me and say they shot Ratta,” a family member told reporters regarding the death of the victim, whom police identified as Baune Dumar, 47. A police release said on Thursday, February 22, 2024, at about 9:40 pm, the Richfond Police Station responded to a report of a fatal shooting at Richfond, Dennery. According to the release, Dumar sustained multiple apparent gunshot injuries and succumbed. One family member was aware of reports that the deceased, who had served time for causing death over twenty years ago, had received threats since his release a few years ago. The family member did not know whether Dumar reported the threats to the police. Another relative told reporters that the deceased had changed since leaving prison. “He would not encourage violence or crime, for that matter. He would always try to speak sense into people who would probably want to take a path like him. He was a changed person,” the relative declared. The relative believed Dumar’s death was a revenge killing but felt people should be able to forgive and move...