SUFFOLK, Va. — Two men who were shot and killed Thursday night near downtown Suffolk have been identified, police say.
It happened outside H.M. White Bus Service on E. Washington Avenue.
Police said three other people were shot and taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
At a news conference Friday afternoon, Suffolk Police Chief James Buie said William Goodman Jr., 37, died at the scene and Demonte Tillery, 30, died at the hospital.
Family members of Goodman, Jr. declined to talk.
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“Our hearts and our thoughts go out to our victims and their families," said Buie.
Buie did not identify the three survivors.
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“I can’t emphasize this enough that this is a very active and ongoing investigation," Buie said.
Exactly what happened, why, how, if at all, the five people may be related, how many people were shooting, and how many shots were fired were all questions investigators were working to answer Friday.
“We have nothing to lead us to believe that there’s an ongoing threat to the community," said Buie.
People who live nearby didn’t want to talk on camera Friday. One man, however, said he heard several gunshots. A woman said the shooting woke her up.
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Chief Buie vowed accountability for the people responsible.
"Any large incident is taxing on any police department, but for us we are equipped, and we have enough resources to where we can certainly deal with this investigation and any other thing that may come up," Buie said.
As of Friday afternoon, there are no suspects, police say.
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Police spent hours at the shooting scene overnight looking for evidence. Friday morning, a dump truck at the scene had a bullet hole in the door, broken glass outside, and what appeared to be a trail of blood on the ground nearby.
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While there is no widely accepted definition of a mass shooting, many sources affirm it is when at least four people are shot.
Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to contact Suffolk Police or Suffolk Crime Line at 888-LOCK-U-UP.
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