No less than 5 individuals have been shot, one fatally, early Sunday when a gunfight erupted between two teams of individuals at a big out of doors gathering in Danville, Virginia, police mentioned.
The taking pictures occurred at round 1:30 a.m. on non-public property within the city close to the North Carolina border, the Danville Police Division mentioned in a statement.
Officers responded after receiving stories of a number of pictures fired, authorities mentioned.
5 individuals have been shot, one fatally, when gunfire erupted, June 1, 2025, between teams at a big out of doors gathering in Danville, Virginia, in response to police.
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Upon arrival, officers discovered a person affected by a gunshot wound to his higher physique and sitting alone in a Chrysler sedan that was parked in the midst of a roadway, in response to the police assertion. The person, recognized by police at 22-year-old Jay’Shaun Tiejae White of Damage, Virginia, was pronounced lifeless on the scene, authorities mentioned.
A person believed to have been driving the Chrysler when the taking pictures broke out was found on an adjoining avenue additionally affected by a gunshot wound, police mentioned, including that he was taken by ambulance to the SOVAH Well being hospital in Danville. His situation was not instantly accessible.
Three different gunshot victims, two grownup males and a 19-year-old lady, later confirmed up in non-public automobiles at SOVAH Well being and have been handled for his or her accidents, police mentioned.
The three males wounded within the taking pictures remained hospitalized as of Sunday afternoon, in response to the police assertion.
“The preliminary investigation into this incident revealed that there was a big out of doors gathering on a property positioned simply off the intersection of Carver Drive and Cheyenne Drive and that gunshots have been exchanged between the Chrysler and different people on the gathering,” in response to the Danville Police Division assertion.
No arrests have been introduced within the taking pictures. The Danville Police Division requested anybody with details about the taking pictures to contact detectives instantly.
