VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — A Virginia Beach police officer and two other people were hurt in a shooting on Newtown Road Thursday evening.
It happened in the 600 block of Newtown Road, which is right by the intersection with Baker Road, around 3:30 p.m.
An officer was alerted to a stolen vehicle and pulled the driver over. The occupants of the vehicle were armed, according to Virginia Beach Deputy Chief Sean Adams.
During the traffic stop, a struggle ensued and the officer fired his gun, Adams said.
The officer was treated for minor injuries, while medics took the two others to a hospital to be treated.
While Adams confirmed the officer fired his gun, he did not elaborate if any of the injuries were gunshot wounds or what the condition of the two taken to the hospital are.
Marcy Spencer was getting her hair done at Queens Braids in the Newtown Baker Shopping Center when she heard the gunshots.
"Me and my hairdresser, we heard a lady screaming. We didn’t know what it was about, so we didn’t go out, but then we heard four gunshots," Spencer said.
She said she went outside to see what happened and said she saw a young man on the ground.
"It was the saddest thing and I just pray for his family," Spencer said.
Spencer said she is so tired of seeing violence day after day.
"Every day somebody is being shot and killed, whether it’s by the police, by each other, for the craziest stuff and for the stupidest stuff. Things that could have been avoided, and this community needs to come together," she said.
A police spokesperson said they won’t be providing any more information Thursday night, but they are planning to hold a press conference sometime Friday.