Shooting near Virginia Walmart leaves one dead
Norfolk VA April 29 2023
Norfolk police were dispatched to the 1400 block of Norchester Avenue for the report of a gunshot victim. When officers arrived, they found a man with a gunshot wound. for a report of a shooting. There, they found a man who’d been shot. He was pronounced dead on the scene.
Later Saturday, Norfolk Police identified the victim as 18-year-old Jabari C. Smith.
Police determined that the shooting took place on E. Princess Anne Rd. near Ingleside Rd. A Walmart Neighborhood Market at that location was shut down for hours after the fatal shooting while the parking lot of the busy grocery store was combed for evidence.
Deann Hill said she planned to do some morning shopping at the Walmart when she found a crime scene. The store closed for hours this morning as Norfolk Police Department officers investigated.
“It was part of my routine this morning to go to the store and pick up a few things for later today. And as I turned to go into the parking lot, I saw the police tape all around,” Hill said. “I was like, ‘Oh my goodness. What happened?’”
Detectives say the shooting happened just before 5 am. Medics pronounced the man dead at the scene.
“It’s tragic, it’s happening too commonly, and everybody’s too comfortable with it,” Hill said.
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