NORFOLK, Va. — The Norfolk Police Department is investigating a shooting that left two men hurt on Monday night.
According to a spokesperson for the department, officers got a call about a gunshot victim on the 800 block of 48th Street shortly before 8:30 p.m. That's close to the campus of Old Dominion University (ODU).
When they arrived, they found two men who had been shot. Both were taken to the hospital and are expected to be okay.
Their names have not been released at this time.
An initial investigation revealed that the shooting initially happened near the 800 block of W. 34th Street. That's in the Park Place and Kensington areas of the city.
On the NextDoor app, several people who live near 34th Street said they heard rapid gunfire overnight. One person wrote in a post Monday night, "LOTS of gunshots, activity, and chatter on tonight. Something is up."
"It doesn't surprise me. Yeah, it's kind of just par for the course," said Ty Drenning, who moved into a house on 48th Street six months ago. He said this type of situation is becoming common for him to hear about.
Chase Coppola, an ODU student, lives on the street where police found the men. He said these shootings are inching closer to his home.
"I think it concerns everybody on this block," Coppola said. "I wouldn't say I'm scared for my life walking around, but you never know what's going to happen here."
Coppola said he would often hear gunshots in the distance while he stayed on ODU's campus. He's not sure what else can be done to help stop the violence, even in just his neighborhood.
"I feel like there's not an initiative to take forth what's going on within our community," Coppola said. "I think a lot of danger resides in this community."
For Drenning, he said there may not be a way to solve the problem overnight, but he said his solution is to keep his head down to avoid any conflict while walking to and from work.
"I try to stay safe and keep myself protected and just keep myself out of situations," Drenning said. "That's a lot of what it is, too. People get themselves in situations that are likely to end up violent. People just need to be better at avoiding those situations."
13News Now asked the spokesman for Norfolk Police if anyone else is involved in the shooting, if they have any suspects, or if the two men who got hurt face any charges. We have not heard back.
A spokesperson for ODU confirmed the victims aren't students and that the shooting was outside the campus police's jurisdiction.
If you know anything that can help investigators, call the Crime Line at 1-888-LOCK-U-UP or submit an anonymous online tip by clicking here.