Virginia Beach Shootings: 2 Dead, 8 Wounded; 3 Men Arrested
Virginia Beach Shootings : Two people have been fatally shot and eight others have injured in separate shooting incidents late Friday night in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Police said Saturday that three men have been arrested in connection with the shootings, and two of the victims have been identified.
At a news conference Saturday, Virginia Beach police Chief Paul Neudigate released more details from Friday night’s shooting. Neudigate said the first shooting was the result of a physical fight that escalated into gunfire. Neudigate said that several people produced weapons and that gunfire were exchanged.
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Neudigate said he believed that Deshayla E. Harris, 29, of Norfolk, was an innocent bystander to the shooting. The police chief also said that while the police officer who fatally shot Donovon W. Lynch, 25, of Virginia Beach, had a body camera, the camera was not activated at the time of the shooting.
“We would like to be more forthcoming, but unfortunately we do not have body cam footage of this incident,” Neudigate said. “The officer was wearing a body cam, but for unknown reasons at this point in time it was not activated.
“As much as we would like to be transparent — we pride ourselves on being accountable and responsive — I do not have the answers that the community is looking for in regards to this death right now.”
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