CHESAPEAKE, Va. — Chesapeake police are investigating two shootings that happened about an hour apart. Two teenage boys were shot during these incidents.
The first happened about 8 p.m. Saturday night.
Chesapeake Police Department says officers responded to the residential area of Holly Cove Drive and Schooner Trail after someone reported hearing gunshots.
Police say the victim had already left the scene before they got there, but they do believe a teenage boy was shot in the alley of the 4100 block of Schooner Trail. The boy showed up at a nearby hospital. Authorities say his injuries are non-life-threatening.
They are continuing to investigate.
A little over an hour after that, about 9:15 p.m., police were called to the 2500 Block of Taylor Road. The caller reported that someone had been shot.
Officers found the victim at a nearby home. They say the teenage boy was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
The initial investigation revealed the second shooting likely happened in the 2400 block of Chesapeake Square Ring Road.
No word on any arrests or whether the incidents could be related.
Anyone with information about these incidents is asked to call the Crime Line at 1-888-LOCK-U-UP, submit a tip online at P3TIPS.COM, or on their smart phone on the P3TIPS APP. Callers are never asked to give their name or required to testify in court. If a caller’s tip leads to an arrest, the recovery of drugs, or stolen property they could be eligible for a cash reward of up to $1500.
