3 teenagers seriously injured in shooting near Lynnhaven Mall in Virginia Beach, police say

Posted: Nov 7, 2020 / 09:15 PM EST

Updated: Nov 10, 2020 / 07:34 AM EST

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — Police say three teenagers were seriously injured in a shooting Saturday night near Lynnhaven Mall.

Officers responded just before 9 p.m. for the incident in the 2700 block of N. Mall Drive in Virginia Beach. Police say the shooting happened between the Lynnhaven Mall Loop and the North Lynnhaven Shopping Center.

10 On Your Side has learned the three victims are between 15 and 17 years old and were all transported to a local hospital.

Police later learned that there were two groups of teenagers that had gotten into a verbal altercation inside Lynnhaven Mall earlier in the evening. The same groups of teenagers exited the mall, and later engaged in a physical altercation which escalated to one group shooting at the other.

Police also said the three victims were all found at different locations across the property.

The call came in just before 9pm and @VBPD says all 3 victims were found at different locations across the property. That’s one of the reasons for the large scene. PIO says it was “chaotic” with screams coming from multiple directions when officers arrived @WAVY_News pic.twitter.com/uIGd4ijH8L
— Brett Hall (@BrettHNews) November 8, 2020

This is the second triple shooting to happen in the area within the past few months. In September, a drive-by shooting was reported near the Lynnhaven Parkway and Avenger Drive intersection by the Lynnhaven Mall. In that incident, police said an infant and one adult suffered from life-threatening injuries. There is no information on their current condition or persons involved.

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