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Two people were killed and eight were injured Friday night in shootings in Virginia Beach, Va., Police said.
Some of the surviving victims sustained fatal injuries, the Virginia Beach Police Department tweeted early Saturday.
Gunshots erupted after 11 p.m. near the waterfront and eight victims were discovered, Police Chief Paul Neudigate said.
Shortly after, more shots were fired nearby and an officer shot dead a suspect, the chief said.
A second person was fatally shot in an incident that police do not believe related to the other shootings. It appears to be “a separate shooting incident that we’re still trying to piece together,” Neudigate said.
No officer was injured in the shooting or the intervention, he said.
In another separate incident in the area on Friday evening, an officer sustained non-fatal injuries after being struck by a car, the chief said, calling it “a very chaotic night at the beach.”
There are no suspects in custody during the shooting, Neudigate said.
“We will do our due diligence to find the people involved in this case and hold them accountable,” he said.
Six gunshot patients were treated at Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital early Saturday after a shooting on Atlantic Avenue, the hospital said.
Virginia Beach is an annual destination for spring break vacationers.
Joe studley contributed.
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