NORFOLK, Va. — Police in Norfolk are investigating after three people were shot early Sunday morning in the Highland Park neighborhood, near the campus of Old Dominion University. One of the victims later died.
According to the Norfolk Police Department, the shooting happened around 12:30 a.m. in the area of 48th Street and Killam Avenue. Officers arrived to find 20-year-old Davrion D. King suffering from a life-threatening gunshot wound. He was taken to the hospital, where he later died from his injuries.
"People were screaming and running around, people were like running behind my house and trying to hide on my back porch and stuff," said Ty Drenning, an eyewitness.
Drenning told 13News Now he came home to find several people out celebrating at a block party on Killam Avenue and 48th Street. That is when he heard approximately 12 to 15 gunshots, and heard people screaming.
"Looking out my window I could see like a girl and a dude right here on the sidewalk, and I mean, police must have heard the shots too because they had the whole block shut down in like three minutes," said Drenning.
Another man was hospitalized with a gunshot wound that is not expected to be life-threatening. Police said a third victim, a woman, was grazed by a bullet and did not need to be taken to the hospital.
Police didn't provide any other information. We don't know anything about the circumstances which led to this shooting, nor if they have any suspects, nor if there's any ongoing risk to the public.
The triple shooting comes just eight months after another deadly shooting occurred on the same street. In September, two people died and five people were injured after someone opened fire on the 5000 block of Killam Avenue.
A spokesman with Old Dominion University told 13News Now that none of their students were affiliated with the triple shooting, and sent out the following statement:
“The Old Dominion University Police Department maintains a routine presence of patrols throughout our concurrent jurisdiction with the City of Norfolk but will be increasing in that area for the foreseeable future.”
Police are asking anyone with information to call the Crime Line at 1-888-LOCK-U-UP. You never have to give your name. You can also submit a tip online at P3Tips.com.