HAMPTON, Va. — UPDATE: A homicide investigation is underway in Hampton Thursday evening.
According to the Hampton Police Division, officers responded to the 2700 block of Jamestown Avenue just before 5:45 p.m for a reported shooting. That's near the Wythe section of the city.
A man was pronounced dead at the scene. He was identified as Charles Edward McEachin Jr., a 52-year-old Hampton man.
A short time later, authorities got a call regarding a walk-in gunshot victim at the Sentara Careplex. The victim, a man, has one non-life-threatening gunshot wound, according to HPD.
HPD said the second gunshot victim is related to the shooting of McEachin. Investigators believe the shooting happened in the 600 block of Celey Street, which is less than half a mile from where McEachin was found.
"All parties involved in the incident have preliminarily been identified," police said.
The motive surrounding the shooting is still under investigation. Anyone with information is asked to call the Hampton Police Division at 757–727–6111 or the Crime Line at 1–888-LOCK-U-UP.