VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — UPDATE: A shooting at the Virginia Beach Oceanfront Sunday night was the result of a drug deal gone bad, according to Police Chief Paul Neudigate. He said three people are in custody and charged.
The shooting took place at around 5:45 p.m. at 28th Street and Atlantic Avenue on the resort strip. At the time, police said one person had been shot and was taken to a hospital.
On Monday, Neudigate tweeted that the shooting was the result of "another marijuana deal gone bad."
The chief said the victim was the seller, and that he was shot with his own gun after one of the people attempting to buy drugs grabbed the gun and shot him. After that, the buyers fled with the drugs.
The Virginia Beach Police Department said the suspects in custody are Troy Cushman, 25, a 15-year-old boy and a 16-year-old girl.
Cushman was charged with robbery, conspiracy to rob, two counts of using a firearm, aggravated malicious assault and shooting into an occupied vehicle.
The boy was charged with robbery, conspiracy to rob, malicious wounding and using a firearm. The girl was charged with conspiracy to rob.