VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Virginia Beach police said two people were arrested and are facing multiple charges after a triple shooting left one man dead and two others injured Saturday night.
Police said they got the call Saturday, April 3rd at around 10:08 p.m. about a shooting in the 1600 block of Hiawatha Dr.
When they got there, they found a man dead from a gunshot wound and two other victims suffering from gunshot wounds.
Sunday afternoon, Virginia Beach police said they arrested two people in connection to the shooting.
Davoll Deshamp James Jr., 20, from Virginia Beach, was arrested and charged with murder. His other charges include shooting into an occupied vehicle, use of a firearm in commission of a felony and two counts of aggravated malicious wounding.
Officers said 19-year-old Jarquavivus Markell Webb from Virginia Beach was also arrested and charged with robbery. The additional charges include the attempt to commit a non-capital offense and conspiracy to commit a felony.
Emergency Medical Services transported two of the victims to a local hospital with life-threatening injuries.
Neighbors who saw the active scene said they are worried about the rise in crime around the community. Tkeyha Tucks was among those who expressed concern.
“I’ve been living here for about three years now. The crime rate probably shot up within the past six months to a year," said Tucker.
Tucker was walking her dog that night when she heard the shooting.
“That’s pretty alarming with me expecting a baby and there being so much criminal activity going on in the neighborhood because those bullets could have easily gone through someone’s home," said Tucker.
Jay Hale, who lives nearby, said incidents have been happening more often in the area.
“I’m shocked, but in the past month we’ve heard gunshots over here three or four times at night when we’ve been laying in bed," said Hale.
Hale said he's having a tough time knowing it was teenagers who were shot Saturday night.
“People just have no value of other people’s lives. It’s sad," said Hale.
Police have not released any further information about the victims and the incident remains under investigation.