CHESAPEAKE, Va. — A neighborhood-wide lockdown in the Broadlawn area of Chesapeake—which included three schools—is no longer in effect Thursday as officers have one in custody, police say.
There is still another suspect at large, according to Chespeake police.
Oscar Smith Middle, Oscar Smith High School and Carver Intermediate School are in the Broadlawn area of the city. Students from Oscar Smith Middle and Oscar Smith High were taken to Carver Intermediate School as a precaution, according to Chesapeake Public Schools.
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Around 1:20 p.m., officers were sent to the 1700 block of Acorn Street for a reported shooting, police say. There, officers found a man who had been shot, police say.
The man who was shot is expected to survive, police say.
By the time officers arrived, police say the suspect had run away, prompting the neighborhood-wide lockdown.
The search for the shooting suspect is ongoing. Anyone with information is asked to call the Crime Line at 1-888-LOCK-U-UP.
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