HAMPTON, Va. — A man is dead following a shooting at a Hampton shopping center, police said.
According to a tweet from the Hampton Police Division, the shooting happened in the first block of Towne Centre Way just after 6:30 p.m. Investigators said when officers arrived, they found the victim suffering from a gunshot wound inside of a vehicle. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
On Friday evening crime scene tape was put up in the parking lot of a permanently closed Ruby Tuesday restaurant.
The shopping center includes the AMC Hampton Towne Centre 24 movie theater -- which can be expected to be busy with it being the opening weekend for the movies "Oppenheimer" and "Barbie" -- but is a fair distance away from the shooting scene.
On Monday, police identified the man as 31-year-old Brandon Ward of Norfolk, but have not said if they have any possible motive or suspects in the shooting.
The shooting remains under investigation.
If you know anything that can help detectives, you're asked to call the Crime Line at 1-888-562-5887. You can also send a tip online at P3Tips.com.