HAMPTON, Va. — While an investigation remains underway after two people were found dead in Hampton Friday night, neighbors who live near the scene told News 3 they're shocked by what happened.
A little before 10:50 p.m. Friday, police said they were called to the area of Nickerson Boulevard and Bridgeport Cove. When officers got to the scene, they found a man who had been shot to death.
During the investigation a call was received reporting a walk-in gunshot victim at a local hospital. Officers arrived at the hospital to find a juvenile victim being treated for non-life-threatening injuries.
"It's sad. It's just sad" said Sheri Johnson, who lives in the nearby Bridgeport Apartments.
Johnson told News 3 reporter Kelsey Jones she knows the victim.
"I know his parents. It was my sister's ex-husband's niece, and it was her son," Johnson said. "I don't know what to say about this. This young generation, they just not making it. It's shocking to see his body laying out there on that ground."
Just minutes later officers said they heard gunshots on Silver Isles Boulevard, less than two miles from Johnson's doorstep. Police said they found the body of an "unknown age male." Police did not say how the victim died.
Juliana McKim who lives nearby told News 3 she was the one who dialed 911.
"It occurred in my neighbor's front yard. I just came inside from letting our dog out and there's arguing or yelling," McKim said. "I came inside and someone is banging on my front door, and I'm like 'who is showing up at this time of night?' We looked out the peephole and we asked 'what's going on?' A man tells us to call 911." said McKim.
It's unclear whether the man found dead was the same person who came to McKim's door. But in the midst of the chaos, McKim said a man she didn't know, claiming to be the victim's brother, came to her door with blood smeared on his hands asking for help.
After all of that, McKim decided to invest in security measures.
"My Ring camera's on its way," she said. "It will be here tomorrow."
Police said they're working to figure out what led up to both of these incidents, and it's unclear if the two are related.
During the investigation a call was received reporting a walk-in gunshot victim at a local hospital. Officers arrived at the hospital to find a juvenile victim being treated for non-life-threatening injuries.
The police department's investigation has revealed both homicides, and the shooting victim are connected.
Nearby residents told News 3 they're shaken up and they're coming to terms with seeing lifeless bodies in the street.
Anyone with information about what happened is asked to call Hampton Police at 757-727-6111 or the Crime Line at 1-888-LOCK-U-UP.
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