NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — A man died after he was shot in the Oyster Point area of Newport News early Wednesday morning.
The Newport News Police Department said the shooting happened in the 3000 block of Reserve Way, which is where The Reserves at Arboretum Apartments are located.
Police responded shortly after 1 a.m. after a shooting was reported and confirmed that the victim was shot at least once. He was pronounced dead minutes later.
The Newport News Police Department is investigating and said there isn't any suspect information right now. Officials didn't say what led to the shooting or who the victim was.
“I heard rapid fire,” said a resident of the apartment complex who did not want to be identified.
She said gunshots outside of her apartment unit woke her up Wednesday.
“Several gunshots and then one last shot as if the entire clip had been released,” she said.
The woman said she didn't initially realize the sound of gunfire came from the parking lot of her building.
"I didn’t hear any arguing before the gunshots," she said. "Everything was peaceful… and I didn’t hear any car speed off.”
Detectives spent more than five hours at this scene searching under parked cars and coming across damage caused by this shooting. Several evidence markers could be seen around the parking lot and detectives walked away with several brown bags when wrapping up the scene.
The shooting caught the attention of several residents saying they moved here because the area is quiet.
“I’ve been here for a while and I have enjoyed being out here,” she said. “This is just too close for comfort.”
Anyone with information about what happened is asked to call 911 or the non-emergency number at 757-247–2500. People can also give information anonymously by calling the Crime Line at 1–888–562–5887 or online using P3 Tips.