HAMPTON, Va. — Police are trying to find whoever's responsible for shooting two women in Hampton early Sunday morning.
Investigators believe both victims were shot in the 800 block of Berkshire Terrace. Both women were sitting in a car when someone walked up and opened fire.
They tried driving away but ended up crashing into a home on Northampton Drive. The home was deemed unsafe for occupancy after the crash.
Officers were sent to the home to check on the crash and found the driver, a 30-year-old woman, suffering from serious, but non-life threatening gunshot wounds.
Dispatchers received a call about the other victim, a 41-year-old woman who walked into a nearby hospital with another non-life threatening injury. Neighbor Mike Nugent said the community needs more police presence.
“We need more police patrols. More police presence means that, people realize, I don’t think I want to do what I’m going to do here after all,”said Nugent. Nugent said it wasn't the first time there was a shooting on the street and that neighbors needed help to make the community safer for all.
“As far as I know, this is the second time there’s been a shooting incident on this same street corner. I’d like to see them have the city come out and put speed bumps out here and slow traffic down number one," said Nugent.
Police are still working to determine the motive and circumstances of this shooting. No other details have been released, including suspect information. Nugent said the Northampton Civic League will hold a meeting with Hampton Police at the Northampton Community Center Tuesday night at 7:30 p.m.