HAMPTON, Va. — Police said Wednesday that they arrested the person responsible for a triple shooting in Wythe on September 24.
Maurice Bailey, 25, and Lois Bailey, 50, died in the shooting in the 200 block of Apple Avenue. Another person, a man, was hurt.
Detectives had been looking for 35-year-old Torrey R. Whitlow in connection to the crime. He was wanted on a number of charges:
- Murder (2 counts)
- Use of a Firearm in the Commission of a Felony (3 counts)
- Aggravated Malicious Wounding
- Discharging a Firearm in Public
- Shooting into an Occupied Dwelling
Love Bennett was a friend of Lois Bailey, and her landlord. Bennett was in the neighborhood just after the shooting.
“I saw her take her last breath. And I have to live with that," said Bennett. “She was not a troublemaker. She did not deserve to have her life taken from her."
Hampton police got the call about the shooting after 5 p.m. It wasn't the first time officers were on Apple Avenue that day.
“There were two calls for prior calls for service in the same block number earlier this afternoon. One of them was reference to assault and the other was in reference to a fight," said Hampton Police Sgt. Reginald Williams.
Bennett said she’s tired of the shootings in Hampton Roads.
“Gun violence, it’s too much. It’s like why, why it didn’t deserve to be her and nobody can tell me a good enough reason for it either," said Bennett.
Although there was an arrest made, if you have any information that may help police, you're asked to call the Crime Line at 1-888-LOCK-U-UP. People also can submit tips online.
Tipsters can remain anonymous, never have to testify in court, and are eligible for a reward up to $1,000 with information leading to an arrest.
