At least 15 people were shot, four fatally, in a 20-hour spate of violence in Hampton Roads that spanned Friday evening through Saturday afternoon.
But the violence didn’t stop there.
Another fight escalated when several people pulled out guns and started shooting Saturday night in Suffolk, damaging homes and a vehicle and leaving two more people with minor injuries.
The weekend violence spanned Norfolk, Newport News, Chesapeake, Portsmouth and Suffolk. Police have not announced any suspect or arrest information in any of the shootings.
Four of the shootings occurred in Norfolk. Five people were shot, and two killed, on Granby Street in downtown Norfolk when gunfire erupted outside a bar around 2 a.m. The shooting happened when a fight broke out as patrons were leaving Chicho’s Pizza Backstage, according to bar manager Rory Schindel.
Sierra Jenkins, a 25-year-old reporter for The Virginian-Pilot, and 25-year-old Devon M. Harris, of Portsmouth, were killed. Three other men were injured.
The Norfolk Police Department was also investigating one other fatal Friday shooting and two nonfatal shootings that occurred in other parts of the city Saturday.
Police were called to the 2700 block of Myrtle Avenue, near Norfolk State University, around 11:30 p.m. Friday. Police found Leonco S. Lamb, 31, of Norfolk, suffering from a gunshot wound. He was taken to a hospital, where he later died.
Norfolk police spokesman Cpl. Will Pickering confirmed another man was shot in the leg at 9:35 a.m. Saturday in the 3400 block of Argonne Avenue, in the Fairmont Park neighborhood. His injuries were not considered life-threatening.
Another shooting was reported at 1 p.m. Saturday when a man walked into Sentara Leigh Hospital with a gunshot wound. Pickering said the shooting is believed to have occurred in the 3300 block of Kimball Terrace, which is in the Grady Village neighborhood.
In Chesapeake, a man was killed Saturday afternoon in a shooting at the Holly Point Shopping Center, located at 211 Providence Road. Chesapeake police responded to a report of gunfire on the side of the shopping center around 2:50 p.m. The man, who’s identity has not been released, died in transit to the hospital.
In Newport News, three men were injured in a shooting around 10 p.m. Friday in the 600 block of Ivy Avenue. All three were taken to the hospital for treatment.
Two shootings were reported in Portsmouth. Police responded to the first at 8:40 p.m. Friday in the 3300 block of Portsmouth Blvd. Officers found a man with a gunshot wound. He was taken to a hospital.
Portsmouth police said another shooting occurred at 4:46 p.m. Saturday in the 3900 block of Long Point Road. Officials said a man sustained a “serious gunshot wound” and was taken to the hospital.
Early Saturday, a man walked into Sentara Obici Hospital in Suffolk around 2 a.m. with a gunshot wound. The man told the Suffolk Police Department the shooting happened in 100 block of West Washington Street. Acting Deputy Chief Mark Erie said the man was “not very forthcoming” with information and police were unable to locate the crime scene.
Shortly after 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Suffolk police were called about several shots fired around the 900 block of Brook Avenue.
Witnesses told police that two groups of people were fighting when several people pulled out guns and started shooting, according to a news release.
Police found damage to several occupied homes and one vehicle. Two people — a man and a woman — were treated by Suffolk Fire and Rescue at the scene. The man was taken to a local hospital for treatment of a minor injury, according to the release.
Erie said their injuries may have been caused by debris or may have been a graze wound.
Police have not publicly identified any suspects.
No further details were available on any of the incidents Sunday morning.
Staff writer Jessica Nolte contributed to this report.
Andrea Noble, andrea.noble@virginiamedia.com
