5 shootings on Peninsula in 6 hours

POLICE CHIEF.

HE SAID HE WASRATHER SURPRISED AS THIS ISUSUALLY A RATHER QUIET AREA.WE NOTICED KIDS OUT PLAYINGEARLIER.

AS YOU CAN SEE, IT'SPRETTY QUIET HERE NOW, BUT AFEW HOURS AGO, MANY POLICEOFFICERS WERE OUT HERE GOINGDOOR TO DOOR.

THEY'RE CHECKINGON NEIGHBORS TSO HOW THEY CAREAND ARE WORKING TO SOLVE THISCRIME.(SOT) POLICE CHIEFS TEVE DREW/ NEWPORT NEWS POLICEDEPARTNMET 16:37:34 "WE WILLSOLVE THIS CASE QUICKLYBECAUSE OF THE ENGAGEMENT OFTHE CITIZENS WHO LIVE HERE.":39 A VIOLENT NIGHT ON THEPENINSULA.

THE FIRST OF FIVESHOOTINGS HAPPENED HERE AT ANAPARTMENT COMPLEX ON BELVEDEREDRIVE IN NEWPORT NEWS- HOSRTLYAFTER 10.

37-YEAR-OLD ANDRELAMONT FORD OF HAMPTON WASKILLED.

DETECTIVES ANDFORENSICS TEAMS AREINVESTIGATING.

SO FAR, NO WORDON A SUSPECT.

AND THERE WERETHREE OTHER SHOOTINGS IN THE10 O'CLOCK HOUR IN HAMPTON.

AN18- YEAR OLD WAS SHOT ONHOMESTEAD AVENUE AND A 16-YEAR OLD WAS BROUGHT TO THEHOSPITAL WITH A GUNSHOT WOUNDAFTER AN INCIDENT ON SHELLROAD.

BOTH TEENS ARE EXPECTEDTO RECOVER.

POLICE SAY IT'SPOSSIBLE THOSE COULD BECONNECTED.

ON NORTH KINGSTREET - SHORTLY BEFORE 11, A20- YEAR OLD WAS SHOT.

THATYOUNG MAN IS EXPECTED TO BEOKAY.

(SOT) TONYA (NOT SHOWINGHER FACE) 13:05:48 "WE'REFAMILIAR WITH THIS NOISEBECAUSE WE'RE FROM NEW JERSEY,INNER CITY AND WE HEARD A LOTOF THAT.

WE MOVED DOWN HERE TOESCAPE IT.":54 DAN JUST BEFORE4 IN THE MORNING, AT THESAMUEL APARTMENTS& A 14-YEAROLD WAS SHOT.

HE IS EXPECTEDTO RECOVER.

(SOT) DANIELHERNANDEZ 12:44:38 I DON'TSLEEP THAT GOOD.

BUT I HEARDTHAT BANG, BANG, BANG SOUND.

ITHOUGHT SOMEBODY WAS KNOCKINGON THE DOOR.

ANOTHER NEIGHBORSAID SHE DIDN'T HE ARANYTHINGOVERNIGHT&BUT FOUND A BULLETHOLE IN HER CAR.

(SOT) NOSUPER 13:19:45 "AND I WOKE UPAND WENT TO THE GYM AND WHEN IWENT TO GET GAS, SIAW I HAVEA BEAUTIFUL BULLET HOLE IN MYCAR.'

19:52 NEIGHBORS SAY IT'SVERY CONCERNING.

(SOT) GEORGIA(NOT SWHOING FACE) 13:06:18 MYGRANDCHILDREN ARE VERY YOUNG.THEY'RE TERRIFIED TO COME OUTHERE AND NOW WE'RE TERRIFIEDFOR THEM TO CMOE OUT.

:23POLICE HAVEN'T RELEASED MANYDETAILS ABOUT THIS SHOOTINGAS TO WHAT WAS GOING ON AT THETIME.

(SOT) NO SUPER 13:20:47"FROM WHAT I HEARD, THEY WEREPACKING UP TO GO ON VACATIONTWIH HIS MOTHER.

BUT YOU NEVERKNOW WHAT PEOPLE ARE INVOLVEDIN AND WHO THEY CAN TRUST ANDWHO THEY CAN'T." 20:55 POLICESAY THE 14- EYAR OLD WASBROUGHT TO THE HOSPITAL.

SOMENEIGHBORS WONDERED WHY THEYDIDN'T HEAR POLICE ACTIVITY.(SOT) NO SUPER 13:06:58 "THEYDIDN'T COME WHEN WE HEARD THEGUNSHOTS.

BECAUSE I LAID THEREFOR A WHILE WAITING FOR SIRENSTO SEE IF THERE WAS ANY NOISE.SO I SAID, I GUESS NOBODY GOTHURT.

:07:07.

SO I THOUGHT ITWAS OKAY.

WE'RE JUST FINDINGOUT FROM YOU THAT SOMEONE WASINJURED.

:13 SO I JUST PRAYTHAT ALL IS WELL WITH THEM."7:16AND WITH ALL THESE SHOOTINGS&AONNYE WHO HAS INFORMATION ISASKED TO CALL THE CRIME LINEAT 1-888 LOCK-U-UP.

AND WE'LLHAVE MORE FROM THE POLICECHIEF TONIGHT ON NEWS 3 AT 11.LIVE IN NEWPORT NEWS, ANGELABONHO, NEWS 3.HERE'S A CLOSER LOOK AT THE