NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) – A man was sentenced to over four years in prison after being convicted of shooting at a family outside of a Norfolk home in 2023.
Man convicted after shooting at family outside Norfolk home
According to officials, on May 17, 2023, 21-year-old Terence Artavian Welker Jr. approached a home on Nevada Avenue in an attempt to confront a man he believed to be involved with the mother of Welker’s child. The home belonged to the intended victim’s mother.
As the intended victim was not at the residence at the time, Welker then threatened the mother, prompting her to take out an emergency protective order against Welker, temporarily banning him from the property.
In the morning of May 20, Welker returned to the home, where another one of the intended victim’s mother’s son was home. The son then challenged Welker to a fistfight for threatening his mother.
Police said the son was able to overpower Welker until Norfolk Police arrived to the scene. Welker was then served outstanding warrants for the incident on May 17 and the protective order.