Man shoots sufferer after making an attempt to rob him in Lynchburg gaming institution, LPD says

LYNCHBURG, Va. (WSET) — A person is within the hospital after one other man tried to rob him after which shot him at a gaming institution in Lynchburg, in response to police.

According to the Lynchburg Police Department, the report of a taking pictures first got here in round 1 a.m. on May 20 within the 2500 block of Memorial Avenue in a “gaming establishment.”

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LPD responded to the scene alongside Lynchburg Fire Department personnel and located a person who had been struck by gunfire. He was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening accidents, LPD mentioned; he is reported to be in steady situation.

The taking pictures reportedly occurred after the suspect tried to rob the sufferer.

“Through the initial investigation, officers learned that the suspect attempted to rob the victim and a physical altercation occurred just prior to the shooting,” LPD mentioned.

Police have nonetheless not launched the identification of a suspect, however they claimed there isn’t any menace to the general public.

Around 7:30 on Wednesday morning, ABC13 headed to a scene the place police had been responding in connection to the case. Our crew noticed a SWAT crew, drones within the air, and officers responding to a townhome off Tenbury Drive.

Police informed us on the scene that they had been making an attempt to get a potential suspect to come back out of one of many residences, however we did not see any arrests when the SWAT crew cleared out. We’re ready to study extra info from officers.

We’ll proceed reporting on any new info as updates are available in.

The investigation remains to be underway, and LPd mentioned anybody with info ought to name Detective Bond at (434) 455-6161.