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Virginia Beach Oceanfront shooting: Multiple victims reported, large police presence seen

A shooting took place at Virginia Beach Oceanfront on Saturday, April 11, with multiple victims reported, police told WTKR.

Virginia Beach Oceanfront shooting: Multiple victims reported, large police presence seen (Pexel – representational image)

An official statement is pending, but social media posts indicate that there was a mass shooting. “Large police presence at the Virginia Beach Oceanfront after emergency radio traffic indicated another possible mass shooting, with early reports suggesting as many as four victims,” a Facebook post reads.

Crimeradar shared a dispatch call, writing, “As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews responded to reports of several people who were shot around the 1400 block of Atlantic Avenue near 14th Street in Virginia Beach. Multiple victims were treated at the scene and transported to a local hospital. The situation appeared to involve multiple gunshot injuries but all reported patients were conscious and breathing.”

There does not appear to be any ongoing threat to the public at present, WAVY reported. Suspect information is being gathered, Virginia Beach Police said, according to the outlet.