NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — The Newport News Police Department is investigating a shooting that left two men dead on Thursday night.
According to a spokesperson for the department, officers got a call about gunshots being fired in the 800 block of Roam Court shortly after 10 p.m.
That appears to be the Westover Station Apartment Complex.
When officers arrived, they found two men outside of an apartment unit who had been shot. They both died at the scene.
The victims were identified as Damari Hall and Alijah Demonte Gilliam, of Newport News, both 18.
People in the area said another act of violence in the city is unsurprising but still very concerning.
“I didn’t expect it to happen so close to me,” said Shirley Holley.
Holley lives at the Westover Station Apartments. She said she heard several rounds of gunshots late last night.
“Them rounds wouldn’t stop," Holley said. "It was loud.”
Holley says she called 911. When she walked outside, she saw a man shot by her door.
“I was kind of upset," she said. "It’s very tough to see a young guy laying there dead. They’re shooting each other, killing each other. It’s just out of control.”
“It’s just disturbing,” said Beverly Cotman who lives down the road. “I just heard a lot of the ambulance and cops and commotion. At first, I thought it was an accident.”
She said for the most part, the area is quiet.
“It’s not a bad area," Cotman said. "It’s just that people just like to shoot.”
As detectives continue to investigate this shooting, Holley hopes security cameras around the complex picked up on who caused the violence overnight.
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