One dead, another injured in double shooting Police tape / generic image (Source: HNN) By NBC12 Newsroom | May 2, 2021 at 10:06 AM EDT - Updated May 2 at 10:18 AM
DINWIDDIE, Va. (WWBT) - The Dinwiddie County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a double shooting which left one person dead and another in critical condition.
Authortities say deputies responded to the 4100 block of Beth Lane around 10:30 p.m Saturday night for the report of a person being shot.
Upon arrival, Sheriff’s Deputies found 23-year-old Waekuon Quendrick Johnson of Petersburg had been shot. He was transported to Southside Regional Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead upon arrival. He was a resident of the 100 block of Croatan Drive in Petersburg.
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DINWIDDIE COUNTY, Va. A 23-year-old man is dead and another is in critical condition after a double shooting in Dinwiddie late Saturday night, according to sheriff s deputies.
Dinwiddie County Sheriff s Office were called to the 4100 block of Beth Lane in North Dinwiddie for the report of a person shot around 10:30 p.m.
When deputies arrived, they found 23-year-old Waekuon Quendrick Johnson of Petersburg and another 23-year-old man suffering from gunshot wounds.
Officials said Johnson was transported to Southside Regional Medical Center where he was later pronounced dead.
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The unidentified victim was treated at a local hospital and released. Police say there is no suspect information available.
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PETERSBURG Police said a young girl was treated and released for a flesh wound after being hit by a bullet Sunday night.
Police Captain Emanuel Chambliss said on Twitter the shooting occurred in the 1400 block of Farmer Street near its intersection with Fairgrounds Road. At that time, police said the victim had suffered a non-life threatening injury, and there was no danger to the general public.
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PETERSBURG The first shooting of the year in the city has left its victim fighting for their life at a local hospital.
The unidentified victim was found shot late Saturday night at the end of Pecan Street in the Pecan Acres neighborhood, police said on social media. That person was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries.
Details of the shooting have not been released, including the sex of the victim or where they live.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Petersburg-Dinwiddie Crime Solvers at (804) 861-1212 or through the P3Tips app.
This is a developing story. Stay with progress-index.com for details as they become available.
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PETERSBURG City and state police are working to determine if there is a link between Sunday s reported shooting in the Myrick Acres neighborhood and an accident on Interstate 95 where the driver was discovered shot and died later at Bon Secours Southside Regional Medical Center.
State police said the unidentified driver crashed his car into the I-95 median strip just north of the Wagner Road interchange around 10:45 p.m. According to the investigation, the car was southbound on I-95 when it ran off the right side of the road, then crossed over to the other side of the road where it hit a guardrail.