New Kent man among 6 injured in Virginia Beach Oceanfront shooting

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — A New Kent County man is among the six people police say were injured in a shooting at the Virginia Beach Oceanfront Saturday night.

Officers patrolling the Oceanfront heard gunfire around 9:50 p.m. Saturday in the 1800 block of Atlantic Avenue, according to the Virginia Beach Police Department. When officers responded, they found five people suffering from gunshot wounds. The four men and one woman, believed to be in their late teens or early 20s, were taken to local hospitals with injuries believed to be non-life-threatening.

On Sunday, detectives identified a sixth victim who arrived at an area hospital with a gunshot wound, WTKR reported. Police say that person also suffered non-life-threatening injuries and is expected to recover…

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