New details are emerging about
three shootings in Virginia Beach
, Virginia, in which
two people were killed and eight others were injured.
One of the victims
died after being shot by a police officer who did not have his body camera turned on
.
At the moment it is not clear if the man was armed.
According to the news agencies The Associated Press, the victim is a black man.
Police Chief Paul Neudigate told a news conference Saturday night that the camera was not activated
"for unknown reasons."
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"We would like to give answers to the community. At this moment we do not have them," he said.
The agent who killed Lynch has been placed on administrative leave.
The man who died was later identified as
Donovon W. Lynch, 25
, of Virginia Beach.
The other victim is a woman who was walking in the area and was
accidentally killed
, according to authorities.
This is
Deshayla E. Harris, 28
, from nearby Norfolk, police said.
At the moment, no arrests have been made in connection with his death.
Three men between the ages of 18 and 22
have been arrested and face charges of serious assault and reckless handling of a firearm, police said in a statement Saturday.
What is known so far
The
first shooting
occurred after 11 p.m. near the boardwalk, where eight victims were found, according to Neudigate.
At around the same time, an officer in the area "encountered an armed citizen" and fatally shot him, police said.
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Investigators believe the first shooting stemmed from a
fight
involving multiple people.
"Several individuals drew firearms and began shooting at each other, resulting in numerous injuries," the police department statement said.
Later, police found a bystander a block away who died of injuries from a
second shooting
.
Investigators believe the woman's death is not related to the first shooting.
Likewise, another Virginia Beach Police officer was also hit by a vehicle, according to authorities, and was treated for his injuries and released from the hospital.
Neudigate said they had
"a very chaotic night."
In total 10 people were wounded by gunshots, including the two who died.
The event occurred just as the debate on gun control in the country was reopened, following several shootings in a week: the last in a supermarket in Boulder, Colorado, where 10 people died;
the others in various massage parlors in Atlanta, Georgia, which left eight fatalities.
With information from AP and
NBC News
