A Wednesday afternoon in a residential neighborhood suddenly shattered into complete chaos when a teenage girl was shot outside a home.
The gunfire broke out around 4:27 p.m. along the 1600 block of Summerall Lane in Chesapeake.
Emergency dispatchers received multiple urgent calls reporting shots fired following an argument in front of a house.
Chesapeake Police Department officers rushed to the block and found the young victim suffering from severe gunshot wounds.
Officers learned that a physical fight had broken out in the yard before someone pulled out a gun and opened fire.
Paramedics treated the teenager at the scene before loading her into an ambulance and driving her to a local hospital for urgent medical care.
While doctors worked to treat the injured girl, police officers fanned out across the residential street to secure the scene and preserve evidence.
Neighbors remain shaken by the sudden violence, hoping for the young girl’s full recovery as detectives continue gathering witness statements.
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