SUFFOLK, Va. — Three people are hurt after a shooting in Suffolk Wednesday night.
According to Suffolk police, officers responded to the 100 block of South 10th Street at around 9 p.m. That's where they found a 60-year-old woman, a 40-year-old woman, and a 19-year-old man.
All three people were taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Police say all three people lived together and that multiple shell casings were found at the scene. They were all inside the home at the time of the shooting.
SPD said two homes and a car were also struck by gunfire.
Police haven't released any suspect information; however, they believe there could be multiple shooters, and "the incident was not a random act of violence."
In one of the homes, a bullet nearly missed an 84-year-old woman who was sitting in her chair in her living room. Her front door's metal frame bent with a bullet hole.
Her son, Everette Stag, showed 13News Now the bullet hole right above his mother's chair where she was sitting just a few minutes before the shooting.
"Had she not gone to the bathroom, she would've gotten hit in the head," said Stag. "Foolishness. Just foolishness."
Jenee, who just moved in less than a month ago, said she heard the gunshots and ducked for cover. She said she is tired of wondering when it will happen next.
"I'm scared to have my grandchildren at my house because there's always violence," said Jenee. "They need to put the guns down with this violence. It's scary. I don't want my grandchildren here. I'm ready to move!"
Right next door to Jenee and Stag is where the three people inside got hurt. A man who lives there said those people are his sister, niece, and nephew.
He didn't want to be identified but recalled the moment he heard the shooting happen.
"I was sitting in the backyard and all of a sudden, I heard eight or nine gunshots all at one time erupt," he explained. "When all the smoke cleared, there were three people shot. When I went into the house, I didn't know my sister was shot. The bullets just went through the house."
The man said his sister got grazed by a bullet on her torso, his nephew got shot in the ankle, and his niece got hit in her thigh. He said they went to the hospital, but they are doing okay as of Thursday afternoon.
He said he called 911 about shootings in his neighborhood six times in just the past couple of weeks. The place he calls home is now no longer his safe haven with more people getting their hands on guns.
"They don't care who you are," he said. "You can lose your life out here at any given time of day."
According to our 13News Now records, 14 people have been shot in the City of Suffolk since January 1, 2023. Wednesday's shooting marks the third triple shooting this year.
Anyone with information is asked to call the police department or the Crime Line at 888-LOCK-U-UP. You can also submit a tip online at P3Tips.com.