Police are investigating several shots in Virginia Beach that caused at least two more deaths and eight other injuries last Friday.
He told the Virginia Beach police department in a press release early Saturday that officers were patrolling in 1900 Atlantic Avenue block when they heard “several shots” shortly after 11 p.m.
Officers then located “several shooting victims” and eight were taken to hospital with injuries, some of which police said ranged from “serious to fatal.”
Police added that an officer was also taken to hospital with minor injuries after being hit by a car, although his injuries were not believed to be life-threatening, according to local NBC affiliation. WAVY-TV.
While police responded to the first shooting, officers heard additional gunfire nearby, which they said caused “an individual to be confronted by a Virginia Beach uniformed police officer, which sparked a police intervention shooting.” .
Police said Saturday that the suspect in the shooting, who is believed to be related to the former, was eventually shot dead by the officer.
Police have identified a “woman adult victim” who died as a result of gunshot wounds, although police chief Paul Neudigate said she appeared to have been shot in an independent shooting that was unrelated to the first two shots, WAVY-TV reported.
Authorities said they are still actively investigating the attacks, as several areas of the crime scene are blocking roads in the area.
Finished @sentarahealth Virginia Beach General … many relatives and loved ones are waiting in the parking lot, desperate for information. He spoke to a cousin of a man who was shot. He says “they won’t even tell me if he’s here.” @WAVY_News pic.twitter.com/wXNaIrsRYQ
– Brett Hall (@BrettHNews) March 27, 2021
The incidents come amid a series of massive shootings over the past few weeks across the country, which have sparked renewed talks between lawmakers and elected officials over gun reform legislation.
Earlier this month, a shooting at several Atlanta spas killed eight people, including six women of Asian descent, leading to increased concern among many people amid rising anti-Asian violence. the country during the coronavirus pandemic.
Investigators have not yet officially mentioned the reason for the attack.
In Boulder, Colorado, Monday, a shooting at a King Soopers grocery store left ten people dead.
Police said the suspect in the Colorado shooting, Ahmad Al Aliwi Alissa, 21, used an AR-15 assault rifle she had bought just six days before the attack.