VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — A man shot and killed his sister, her significant other and then himself, a Virginia Beach Police spokesperson confirmed to WAVY Monday. Although police are now revealing the relationship between the three people involved in this tragic incident, they are not releasing their names out of respect for the families.…
9/11 remembrance events being held in Hampton Roads
PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — Several events are taking place in Hampton Roads on Monday to remember those lost in the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attacks. Nearly 3,000 people were killed after terrorists hijacked planes that crashed into the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and a field near Shanksville, Pennsylvania (the last of which was diverted…
1 dead in Newport News following shooting turned crash
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (WAVY) — Newport News Police are investigating a Sunday night homicide that left a man dead. Click here to subscribe to WAVY’s breaking news email alert Police say just before 10 p.m., police responded to a report of gunshots in the 1100 block of 21st Street. When officers were looking around the…
Man believed to have shot two victims, then himself, in homicide investigation
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — In a possible murder-suicide, three people were shot in what police called a “tragic domestic situation.” On Sept. 10, at around 12:04 a.m., Virginia Beach Emergency Communications & Citizen Services, or ECCS, received a call for multiple gunshot victims at the 3700 block of Gateway Place. Officers from the Virginia…
1 dead 2 injured after triple shooting in Portsmouth
PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — A woman is dead after a triple shooting in Portsmouth. Friday around 9:30 p.m., officers were called to the 1900 block of Columbus Avenue for a report of shots fired. When officers arrived on the scene, they found two injured women. One of the women was seriously injured and the other…
Portsmouth PD: Woman shot on Bainbridge Ave.
PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — Portsmouth police are investigating an early morning shooting. Just after 5 a.m. Sunday, dispatch received a call that someone had been wounded by a gunshot on the 50 block of Bainbridge Avenue. When officers arrived on the scene, they found a woman suffering from a gunshot wound. The victim was taken…
Residential fire in Suffolk leaves two displaced
SUFFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — Around 6:28 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 9, Suffolk Fire and Rescue responded to the 2700 Block of Lake Cohoon Road for a residential fire. Neighbors called to report smoke coming from underneath the residence next door after a lighting strike, the City of Suffolk said. First responders arrived around 6:35 p.m.…
Norfolk man arrested after leading police on 17 minute chase that ended in Virginia Beach
NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — A police pursuit of a vehicle that lasted for nearly 17 minutes Thursday and extended from Norfolk into Virginia Beach ended near Witchduck Road with a man being led out of water and into police custody. “It’s something you would see in Hollywood when I saw the video,” said attorney Eric…
Police: 3 shootings in Portsmouth, at least 2 injured
PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — Portsmouth Police are investigating three separate shootings Friday evening that have injured at least two people. The first shooting took place just after 5 p.m. in the 1000 block of Horne Avenue, in which a 52-year-old man was shot in the abdomen, according to police. He was taken to a local…
Police investigating shooting in Portsmouth that left one man injured
PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — Portsmouth Police Officers are investigating a shooting in the 1000 Block of Horne Avenue. After arriving on scene, first responders saw a 52-year-old man suffering from a gunshot wound to the abdomen, police said. The victim was transported to a local hospital. No information regarding severity of injuries, potential suspects or…
Police: 1 dead, 1 injured in Portsmouth motorcycle crash
PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — One man is dead after being thrown from a motorcycle and another man was injured in a Thursday evening crash on the Western Freeway eastbound near the London Boulevard on-ramp in Portsmouth, police said. A 911 call came in at 9:23 p.m. in reference to a motorcycle crash, and when officers…
‘Keeper of the Fairy Tree’ alerts police of convicted sex offender near Norfolk children
NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — She’s known as the Keeper of the Fairy Tree. Norfolk Resident Lisa Suhay is getting credit for alerting law enforcement that a convicted child sex offender was in the presence of children at the Fairy Tree. She was the one who, through text messages, realized who she was communicating with, then…
Man, woman shot in Wendy’s drive-thru in Chesapeake
PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — Two people were struck by gunfire while in the drive-thru at a fast food restaurant in Chesapeake Thursday morning, police confirm. Officers responded to the restaurant in the 3100 block of Western Branch Blvd. at 11:35 a.m. for the report of a shooting. Images from a WAVY crew show the scene…
Residential fire on Wildcat Lane cause up to three feet of flames
CHINCOTEAGUE, Va. (WAVY) — At around 2:25 a.m., units were dispatched to a working residential fire on Wildcat Lane. The fire spread from a wire shortage next to the air handler, Chincoteague Volunteer Fire Co. said, in a release. Most of the active flames were put out by the guests at the time of response,…
Family displaced following fire in Newport News
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (WAVY) — There was a residential fire that occurred on Wednesday, Sept. 6 on the 510 block of Woodfin Road. The call came in around 11:29 p.m. The fire was reported to be out around midnight. It is believed that the fire started in the back of the home based on the…
Only on 10: Chesapeake resident banned for life from Rivers Casino Portsmouth
PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — Chesapeake resident Rudy Feuerschutz has been banned for life from the Rivers Casino Portsmouth. The reason, he says? “Possible loansharking.” What led to the banning happened three weeks ago after a night at a blackjack table. He said a person in casino security told him the reason was “possible loansharking.” That’s…
Police investigating at Portsmouth skate park
PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — Portsmouth police are investigating an incident Wednesday morning at a skate park on George Washington Highway. Dispatchers didn’t say exactly what police were investigating, but said they got the call at 4:21 a.m. Police were still at the scene in the 4000 block of George Washington Highway as of 7:50 a.m.,…
Docs: Mother of Richneck ES shooter tests positive for drugs, motion made to revoke bond
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (WAVY) — The mother of the boy who shot his teacher at Richneck Elementary School has tested positive for drugs in violation of her bond, according to a Sept. 1 motion filed in federal court, and prosecutors have asked for that bond to be revoked. Deja Taylor, the mother of the 6-year-old…
Communications shed light on ‘dynamic, hostile’ scene of Suffolk shooting, fiery crash
SUFFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — By the time Jaylon Carroll’s car had come to a stop and had caught on fire, he was already dead after being shot several times. Dispatcher communications have shed some light as to what happened in what a city official described as the dynamic and hostile moments between the time he…
Teen killed in Norfolk shooting; man charged with involuntary manslaughter
NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — Amir Burnette’s mother described him as loving, caring, genuine. “This is what I told my baby,” Ny’Shell Traynham said. “I don’t want you staying away from me because you don’t know how these household are.” Traynham said her son begged her to let him stay over on Wyngate Drive with friends. Sunday afternoon, police showed up reports of a gunshot and found…
Rest of local students head back to class on Tuesday
SUFFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — Vacation is officially over across the board for students in the Tidewater area. Tuesday marks the first day of classes at Chesapeake, Suffolk, Portsmouth, Accomack and Isle of Wight public school students. The new changes at local schools this year mostly revolve around security, with deputies now serving as school resource…
DC woman dies in ‘water-related incident’ on Outer Banks
AVON, N.C. — A 28-year-old Washington, D.C. woman died Monday afternoon in what’s being termed a water-related incident in front of the village of Avon at Cape Hatteras National Seashore. According to the National Park Service, a 911 call came in around 2:30 p.m. to report an unresponsive person in the ocean in the northern…
