CHESAPEAKE, Va. (WAVY) — A 15-year-old boy has died and two men are injured following a shooting in Chesapeake Sunday evening.
Around 7:30 p.m. Sunday, police responded to the report of an injured person in the 1300 block of Mac Donald Road, police said. This location is near Towanda Road and Indian River Road.
When officers arrived on scene, they located a 15-year-old boy and two men who were shot. All three victims were transported to the hospital for treatment.
At the hospital, the 15-year-old passed away from his injuries.
The 15-year-old, Tishaun Oliver, was a football player at Indian River High School. The school’s principal, Naomi Dunbar, released a statement confirming that counseling will be available to students following the incident.
Good evening. This is an important message from Naomi Dunbar, principal of Indian River High School It is with a heavy heart that I share with you the news of the passing of one of our Braves, Tishaun Oliver, on Sunday night. Our thoughts and prayers are with him and his family during this difficult time. I also extend my condolences to all Indian River High School students and staff members, especially Tishaun’s classmates, teachers, and support staff.
Naomi Dunbar
In addition to our school’s guidance counselors, grief counselors, and crisis counselors are available for staff and students who may need assistance this week. It is our hope that these counselors can help our school community deal with this tragic loss. Please remember that your Braves Family is here for you, ready to support you in any way we can.
One of the men sustained non life-threatening injuries while the other is in critical condition, police said.
A neighbor at the scene described what he heard and what happened after the gunfire.
“I’d say between about 10 to 15, somewhere up in there. You just heard the pow, pow, pow, pow, pow. And then we were like ‘what is that?’ and we turned the tv down and went outside and that’s when we heard just the screams, you know — ‘Oh my God, oh my God,’ and then you’re like where is it really coming from and the next thing you know police started showing up and everything,” he told WAVY.
There is no additional information to release at this time.
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