SUFFOLK, Va. — The Suffolk Police Department said it's investigating two separate shootings that happened blocks apart Wednesday night.
One shooting caused a woman to be airlifted to a local hospital.
Police said dispatch received several 911 calls around 9:45 p.m. about a shooting in a home in the 600 block of County Street. Emergency Communications also received 911 calls about another shooting in a home about a block and a half away in the 300 block of Hunter Street.
Officers found an injured woman inside her home on County Street. Medics treated her inside her home before she was airlifted to a local hospital.
Police identified the victim as 72-year-old Vanito Hoggard Goodman.
Her injuries are serious, but Police said she was stable on Thursday.
James Dildy, a neighbor, said he heard the gunshots. He said he heard three "pops" that "sounded like firecrackers."
"I looked and see if anybody was in the street and all I saw was police everywhere," Dildy said.
He told 13News Now he stayed in his home and didn't come out until the next morning.
A home was also hit by bullets on Hunter Street, but no one was injured.
Suffolk police officers are still investigating and haven't said anything about the shooter or if the two shootings were related.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Crime Line at 1-888-LOCK-U-UP or submit a tip online.