Mass Shooting In VA Leaves 3 Dead; 4 In Custody

Four people were charged Wednesday in connection with a shooting that killed three people and wounded three others in Virginia, authorities said. The Spotsylvania Sheriff’s Office said in a statement that all four suspects — two 16-year-olds, a 17-year-old and an 18-year-old — were charged with malicious wounding and felony firearm use. Three of the suspects were arrested Wednesday morning. The fourth, who was in the hospital with a gunshot wound, would be incarcerated upon his release, the Associated Press reports.

On Tuesday evening, 911 calls came in about a shooting at a town house complex in Spotsylvania County, just outside Fredericksburg and about 65 miles (105 kilometers) southwest of Washington, said Maj. Elizabeth Scott, spokesperson for the sheriff’s office. When officials arrived, they found all of the victims outside, Scott said. Police said three men were declared dead: Chase Feaster, 18, Alonzo Goffney, 18, and a 20-year-old man, whom police did not yet identify. The shooting may have been committed by more than one person, according to Scott. There was no publicly released information about a possible motive. Authorities also asked for any witnesses to send any video that could help the investigation.