SUFFOLK, Va. — Suffolk police arrested a 23-year-old man after investigating a shooting that left a man hurt and a woman dead Sunday night.
A spokesman for the city said Phillip Jovan Etheridge, of Suffolk, will face charges for second-degree murder, felonious assault, shooting at an occupied vehicle, discharging a firearm in or around a school, attempting to commit a non-capital offense, conspiracy to commit a felony, and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony.
The investigation started in the aftermath of an attempted robbery.
Officers received a call at 10:14 p.m. on March 27 from a man who had said he had almost been robbed. He was in his car when two masked people approached him with guns, which caused him to quickly leave.
The incident happened on the 6300 block of Townsend Place. Soon after, officers received new calls that shots had been fired in the same area.
On their way to the scene, officers found a car with multiple bullet holes on the 6500 block of Hampton Roads Parkway.
A man and a woman were found seriously hurt inside. Suffolk Fire and Rescue treated them both, but the woman, 40-year-old Tameisha Goode Rogers, of Chesapeake, died at the scene.
According to police, two suspects were wearing ski masks at the time of the incident. The suspect vehicle is a late model, possible mid-2000s, gold-colored Ford Taurus.
This is an ongoing investigation. If you know anything that can help police solve this case, call the Suffolk Crime Line at 1-888-LOCK-U-UP option 5, or submit an anonymous online tip by clicking here.