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.
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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