Ajay Kamil Ayseli, 31
Richmond, Virginia
March 05, 2020
Agencies: Henrico County Division of Police Virginia | Richmond Police Department - Virginia
Cause of death: Shooting
Last updated: almost 4 years ago
Overview 
According to police, Ajay Kamil Ayseli, 31 was stabbing a woman when he was fatally shot by Henrico County police.
Ayseli died after he was taken to VCU Medical Center following the shooting, police said.
Around 8:45 p.m. Thursday, officers from Richmond and Henrico responded to the 2300 block of Strangford Court, in the Tuckahoe area of western Henrico, to serve Ayseli with an outstanding arrest warrant related to a Feb. 25 carjacking. In a release on Friday, Henrico police said the officers first made contact with Ayseli in the driveway of a home, into which he fled.
Police said that as officers approached the house, they saw Ayseli stabbing a woman with a knife. Police said the Henrico officer closest to the attacker fired his service weapon, striking Ayseli.
The woman, who police said was stabbed multiple times, was taken to the hospital. She is reportedly in critical, but stable, condition.
A 3-year-old in the home during the incident was not harmed, police said, adding that the child is being cared for by family in the Richmond area.
Additional Resources:
- https://newsradiowrva.radio.com/articles/local/man-killed-in-henrico-officer-involved-shooting added July 15, 2020 15:09
- https://www.wtvr.com/news/local-news/neighbor-heard-hysterical-screaming-strangford-court-henrico-officer-involved-shooting added July 15, 2020 15:09
- https://www.gunviolencearchive.org/incident/1635268 added July 15, 2020 15:09
- https://www.nbc12.com/2020/03/06/police-identify-man-killed-henrico-officer-involved-shooting/ added July 15, 2020 15:09
- https://www.wtvr.com/news/local-news/ajay-ayseli-carjacking-suspect-fatally-shot-by-police added July 15, 2020 15:09