WILLIAMSBURG, Va. — Three people are in the hospital following a triple shooting in Williamsburg, according to the Williamsburg Police Department.
The department says authorities were made aware of the incident just before 2 a.m. on Sunday, March 19. Officers were then sent to the scene, located in the 700 block of Scotland Street. That's near the Chick-fil-A and the Wawa on Richmond Road.
At the scene, officers found a 25-year-old male and two 24-year-old males with gunshot wounds. Williamsburg Fire units took them to Riverside Regional Medical Center in Newport News, and police say all three are expected to survive.
Williamsburg Police officials said they found and arrested a York man, Alvin Lapenze Jackson Jr. 21, at 10:00 a.m. Sunday on Barlow Road in York County. He was taken to the Virginia Peninsula Regional Jail.
WPD officials told News 3 Jackson was charged with nine felonies, including:
- Two counts of Aggravated malicious wounding
- One count of Malicious wounding
- Three counts of Firearm: Use in commission of a felony, 1st offense
- Three counts of Firearm: Shoot in public place, cause injury
Williamsburg Police said other agencies, including York-Poquoson Sheriff's Office, James City County Police, William and Mary Police, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) helped in the investigation and apprehension of Jackson.
The investigation of the shooting is ongoing.
The incident is being investigated by the Criminal Investigations Bureau.
Police said there is no active threat to the community at this time.
Anyone with information about the incident is encouraged to call the department at 757-220-2331. People can also leave an anonymous tip by calling the Peninsula Crime Stoppers at 1-888-LOCK-U-UP.
Stay with News 3 for updates.
