HAMPTON, Va. — The Hampton Police Division said it is investigating a double shooting that happened Thursday night outside the Boo Williams Sportsplex.
A tweet from investigators said police learned about the shooting around 8:30 p.m. when two people -- a man and a woman -- walked into a hospital with gunshot wounds. Both of them are expected to live.
The incident happened as students were playing in a youth basketball game at the center with the Hampton Parks and Recreation Department.
Laurence Parker said he used to work with the Hampton Parks and Rec Youth Basketball program at the Boo Williams Sportsplex.
"It's just something I grew to love," said Parker. "I coached basketball there for about three or four years."
Parker now runs his own non-profit organization for youth called The New Era Drum and Dance, in which he gets kids to be active and even find opportunities for future scholarships.
He said he was supposed to be at Thursday night's basketball game to cheer on the students. When he found out that someone shot two people outside of the Sportsplex at the time of the game, he instantly worried about how this incident would impact the kids.
"It's going to be a lot of attention with the students. They're talking about it, I know they are," said Parker. "They're probably just anticipating the next game, going back to see if this is something they'll have to deal with on the regular or if it's something that randomly happened, I guess."
Hampton police said there is no danger to the public as they investigate what led up to the shooting. The Public Information Officer confirmed the shooting happened as the game was taking place and students were inside the building.
Parker said he hopes these types of incidents won't deter kids from enjoying everyday activities including basketball games.
"I believe the city is going to work hard, especially with the Boo Williams Sportsplex, to try to make it as comfortable as possible for the students coming back out," said Parker. "Because sadly, life goes on and we have to go one with our day-to-day activities."
A parent told 13News Now she was at the Sportsplex Thursday night with her 6th grader for a middle school basketball game and saw police tape when she walked outside.
She added that there is security at the facility and she has overall felt safe whenever she's come to the Sportsplex.
The Boo Williams Sportsplex's online calendar shows there is another youth basketball game scheduled for Saturday, March 5.
If you know anything that could help detectives learn more about this case, call the area Crime Line at 1-888-LOCK-U-UP or HPD at 757-727-6111.