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Anonymous tip helped Virginia police block planned Fourth of July shooting

The Richmond police chief, Gerald M Smith, gestures during a press conference in Virginia on 6 July.
The Richmond police chief, Gerald M Smith, gestures during a press conference in Virginia on 6 July. Photograph: Steve Helber/AP

Police in Richmond, Virginia, said a tip-off from an anonymous informant helped them to stop another planned mass shooting at an amphitheater on the Fourth of July.

The caller informed them of a planned mass shooting at the Dogwood Dell Amphitheater during the holiday celebration, the police chief, Gerald Smith, said on Wednesday.

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