Court documents obtained by News 3’s John Hood allege that Matheus Cavalcante, the suspect who turned himself in over a week ago for the shooting that hurt six bystanders at Virginia Beach Oceanfront, was shot at first before he opened fire in self-defense.
Surveillance cameras in the area appear to show a group of four men attempting to rob Cavalcante of his gun in the 1900 block of Atlantic Ave, the documents say. Three of the men took out guns and one shot towards Cavalcante, striking a bystander. Cavalcante returned fire and five unrelated people were also hurt in the shooting.
VBPD officers heard shots patrolling the Oceanfront heard shots fired around 9:50 p.m. Saturday, March 7 in the 1800 block of Atlantic Avenue. They found five people who had been shot: four men and one woman. Detectives later found a sixth victim at a local hospital. Their injuries were not life-threatening, police said…