HAMPTON, Va. — A Chesterfield man is dead after an overnight shooting in Hampton.
Just before midnight on Thursday, Hampton dispatchers received a report of a shooting on Bayhaven Drive, right off Big Bethel Road.
Officers arrived at the location and found 24-year-old Solomon Andrew Roane suffering from gunshot wounds.
He was pronounced dead at the scene, according to Hampton police.
The initial investigation by police pointed towards the victim meeting with unknown suspects in the area. They shot the Roane and left before the police arrived.
“It’s just a shame really,” said Hampton resident William Griffin.
Kevin Perkerson describes the violence that occurred overnight.
“It was cars parked in the middle of the street there and then we heard the shots. We heard the shots and then we see cars taking off,” Perkerson said.
Perkerson said he never heard anything like it before. He and his neighbor, William Griffin, call this a peaceful street where everyone knows each other.
“It’s mostly older people that live out here, mostly seniors," Perkerson said. "We have no problems.”
They believe this type of violence stems from people who don’t live in this neighborhood.
“People have a tendency to come here because it is quiet, it’s dark and they want to do what they want to do and leave," Griffin said. "It puts a lot of the elderly folks in danger.”
They’re frustrated but unsurprised that a shooting took place feet away from their doors. They’re also worried this could happen again and harm those who live here.
“All of the violent situations is spilling over," Griffin said. "Like there’s no neighborhood now that’s safe.”
The motive and circumstances are still under investigation.
If you have any information about this shooting you're encouraged to contact the Hampton Police Division at 757–727–6111, anonymously contact the Crime Line at 1-888-562-5887, submit a tip online at P3TIPS.COM, or on their smartphone on the P3TIPS app.