Malicious Wounding in the 700 Block of Madison Street

 

 

Lynchburg, VA – At approximately 3:17 a.m. this morning, officers from the Lynchburg Police Department (LPD) responded to a report of shots fired in the 700 block of Madison Street.

 

Preliminary investigation revealed that a rideshare driver, an adult female, was attempting to pick up a rider, an adult male, when an unknown suspect fired multiple shots at the rider. The driver was able to escape the scene unharmed. The rider sustained a non-life-threatening gunshot wound and was treated and later released from Lynchburg General Hospital.

 

Investigators believe this was a targeted incident, and at this time, there is no perceived ongoing threat to the community.

Anyone with information regarding this incident is encouraged to contact Officer Williams at (434) 455-6160 or call Crime Stoppers at (888) 798-5900. Tips can also be submitted anonymously online at www.p3tips.com, via the P3 app on a mobile device, or by texting CVCS to 738477 to receive a link to the anonymous tip form.