HAMPTON, Va. — Hampton police are working to track down a suspect in a shooting that seriously injured a man over the weekend.
Officers are searching for 20-year-old Demario Evans. He faces multiple charges including malicious wounding, use of a firearm in the commission of a felony, shooting at an occupied building and shooting in a public place.
Emergency dispatchers said the call came in at 12:13 p.m. Sunday.
When police arrived at the scene in the 2900 block of Shell Road, they found a 22-year-old man who was shot multiple times. Medics rushed him to the hospital to be treated for life-threatening injuries. Justin Rogers said that there’s too much violence on Shell road and that it’s a decision that no one had to make.
“Look at the world that we live in, we have a way of enjoying ourselves with peace and at the same time we're choosing violence instead of peace,” said Rogers.
Neighbors say that they saw two people walk up to the victim as he started walking into the store and that one of those men pulled out a gun and shot him. Rogers said that people need to think before they make such life-altering decisions.
"When you get ready to pull that trigger, think about what his family and how his family would feel about losing that loved one,” said Rogers.
"My condolences go to the ones that lose their loved ones. The ones who did the shooting don't understand what the other end feels like,” said Rogers.
No one else was injured and no other details have been released at this time, including suspect information.
The victim was taken to a local hospital for treatment.
There is no further information.
This is a developing story.