CHESAPEAKE, Va. — Chesapeake police are investigating a homicide that left one person dead and another seriously hurt after an overnight shooting.
Police said they were called around 1:09 a.m. to a disturbance at an apartment at Preston Trails complex, in the 3500 block of Towne Point Road. That's in the Churchland area of the city.
Officers arrived at the scene and found a man injured and another man dead. The injured man was taken to the hospital with injuries considered life-threatening.
Friday afternoon, authorities identified the victim who died as 26-year-old Kerry Eaton. Police say he was shot to death.
A Chesapeake police spokesperson confirmed there were gunshots. It was initially unknown if any other people were involved, or if this was a targeted incident, the spokesperson said.
Neighbors in the complex say they were surprised to hear about what happened so close to where they live.
Jacob Powell was returning from an overnight shift, and said he couldn't believe there was this type of violence in his area.
"Just when I thought something like this would never happen... it happens anyway," Powell said. "It's kind of a shock to me, especially because I don't see this every day."
Another neighbor, Delvin Thornton, said he wasn't nervous about the violence, but did say he was surprised something like this happened in his neighborhood.
"It's too close... I mean right here. You know, a homicide, you don't really hear about that because it is quiet out here," Thornton said.
Police are still investigating the incident.
Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call the Crime Line at 1.888.LOCK.U.UP or submit a tip online at P3TIPS.COM.