May 5, 2021: The Lynchburg Police Department is investigating several shootings on King Street and Carroll Avenue in the past month.
On April 20, 2021 at 12:37 a.m., officers responded to the 2200-block of King Street for a report of shots fired. When officers arrived on scene, they located two vehicles and a residence that had been struck by gunfire. Additional gun shell casings were located in the road at King and Terminal Streets.
On May 2, 2021 at 12:48 a.m., officers responded to the 2200-block of King Street for a report of shots fired. When officers arrived on scene, they located one vehicle and two residences that had been struck by gunfire. Additional gun shell casings were located in the road at King and Terminal Streets.
On May 5, 2021 at 12:44 a.m., officers responded to the 2200-block of Carroll Avenue for a report of shots fired. When officers arrived on scene, they located a residence that had been struck by gunfire.
On May 5, 2021 at 3:03 a.m., officers again responded to the 2200-block of Carroll Avenue for a report of shots fired. When officers arrived on scene, they located two residences that had been struck by gunfire as well as additional gun shell casings at the scene.
No one was injured in any of these incidents.
Anyone who may have captured video of these incidents on a security or doorbell camera is asked to contact the Lynchburg Police Department at (434) 455-6065 or share the footage on the Neighbors portal. Additionally, anyone with information about these incidents is asked to contact Det. Dubie at (434) 455-6102 or Crime Stoppers at (888) 798-5900. Enter a tip online at http://p3tips.com or use the P3 app on a mobile device.
This is an ongoing investigation. Any additional information will be released as an update to this news release.