CHESAPEAKE, Va. (WAVY) — Victims from two generations were recently killed in gun violence in the Campostella section of the city.
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Six days after Cymone King-Roberson shot her three children and then herself, police are investigating a shooting death, just blocks away, that claimed the life of 20-year Gabrielle Leigh Kelly.
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Former classmates at Chesapeake high schools — they did not want to be identified — called the victim Gabby.
Asked how it felt to know one of their high school classmates had died, one of them said “well, I mean, bad. I guess it does get bad, though, ’cause we’ve been losing people out here too much.” The crime scene encompassed nearly a square block. Residents heard several rounds just before 8 p.m. Monday. “It’s tough,” one of Kelly’s classmates said. “She was a nice person. She didn’t deserve to go out like that. … I mean, that’s tough for anybody to go out like that. Last year, 10 On Your Side introduced you to Jackie Drewitt, founder of Redeemed Women Ministries. She calls on the people of Hampton Roads to wrap their arms around neighbors in need before it’s too late.
“We’re all in this community together,” Drewitt said. “So we need to come together and stand together. If your neighbor is hurting, you reach out to them. It’s no time to gossip about what someone else is going through. We need to help each other. … If your sister or your brother is going through this, you will be there to help them. It should be the same way with your neighbor. Chesapeake Police are asking for information on Kelly’s death. If you know anything about the case, call the Crime Line at 1-888-LOCK-U-UP…