A Richmond man has been charged with voluntary manslaughter in connection with a Cary Street shooting.

Jeremy Z. Simmons, 31, of Richmond, was charged after detectives determined the shooting occurred during a commercial robbery.

Richmond officers were called to the 2000 block of West Cary Street just before 7:45 a.m. Feb. 2 for the report of a person down.

When officers arrived, they found Joseph A. Harris III, 43, of Henrico, in the rear parking lot of an apartment building. Police said he had an apparent gunshot wound.

Detectives determined Harris robbed a convenience store in the 2100 block of Main Street at 3 a.m. Simmons was working as a clerk at the store during the robbery and fired several shots at Harris, pursued him outside the store and fired several more times as Harris fled.

Simmons is charged with voluntary manslaughter and discharging a firearm in a public place.