HAMPTON, Va. - Two people are fighting for their lives following a shooting that took place in Hampton Monday morning.
Public Safety Communications received a call referencing a shooting at approximately 3:49 a.m. According to Police, the shooting took place in the 400 block of Glendale Road.
News 3 reporter Penny Kmitt spoke with Maurine Smith and Jessie Bagwell, a pair of next door neighbors and best friends, who say the neighborhood isn't what it used to be.
"There's gunshots, every time you turn around, every few days or so," said Smith. "It's not the first time."
The two neighbors have lived on Glendale Road for 30 years. When officers arrived Monday morning, they found two men shot. Of the two injured, one had life-threatening injuries and the other had non-life-threatening injuries.
While both victims were adults, Smith and Bagwell say they worry for the safety of neighborhood kids.
Just blocks away form Hunter B Andrews PK-8 and Armstrong Elementary, the pair of best friends say sometimes kids are walking past bullet casings on their way to school.
"I definitely feel for the children that have to grow up here," said Bagwell.
Now, Bagwell says she's relying on the city to do something.
"We had drive-bys before and the police come out and show a presence and we do neighborhood walks and then it all just goes away and it gets quiet," she explained. "And then the gunshots come back again. So it just repeats."
But nevertheless, both Bagwell and Smith say they are determined to stay on the street they've called home for three decades.
"We worked hard to pay for these homes and they're paid for. We don't want payments again," they said. "We're retired, where are we gonna go?"
Hampton Police are still investigating what led up to this double shooting. Preliminary investigations revealed that both victims were shot while inside a home.
The investigation is ongoing, and News 3 is working to learn more.
