Norfolk State University said on its social media platforms that “several” of the victims were students of the university and bystanders at a party. The shooting was reported about midnight in the 5000 block of Killam Avenue, near Old Dominion University, according to the department. Officers found three men and four women with gunshot wounds when they arrived, police said in a news release. The victims were all taken to a hospital, where two later died. Police identified the man and woman who died as Zabre Miller, 25, and Angelia McKnight, 19. #NorfolkPD is currently investigating a shooting in the 5000 block of Killam Avenue. 7 people have been taken to the hospital (5 have non-life threatening injuries, 2 have life threatening injuries) Call came in around 12:00 a.m. More details to follow. pic.twitter.com/rTnL4e4YEF — Norfolk Police Dept (@NorfolkPD) September 4, 2022 The Sentara Norfolk General Hospital emergency room was placed on lockdown for about an hour due to the shooting until “hospital leadership determined the situation was stabilized and the emergency room could resume normal operations,” a Sentara Healthcare spokesperson said in a statement. No Old Dominion University students were victims of the nearby shooting, Jonah Grinkewitz, a university spokesperson said. A campus alert went out around 12:45 a.m. alerting students and staff that police were investigating a shooting in the 5000 block of Killam Avenue and to “please stay out of the area.” Another alert was sent around 3:43 a.m. that said police were continuing the investigation and the “campus community may resume normal activities,” according to Grinkewitz. Norfolk State University said in a tweet around 6 a.m. that “several NSU students” were victims in an “isolated off-campus” shooting near 50th Street and Hampton Boulevard, adjacent to the 5000 block of Killam Avenue. In a post on Instagram, the university said students were “innocent bystanders of a shooting at an evening house party.” An NSU spokesperson did not immediately respond to questions. The tweet also said NSU police had secured the campus and that counseling services were available for students. Norfolk Police have informed us that several NSU students have been the victims of a shooting at an isolated off-campus location near 50th Street and Hampton Blvd. NSU Police have secured the NSU campus. Counseling is being made available for any student in need of services. — Norfolk State University (@Norfolkstate) September 4, 2022 This is a developing story and will be updated.
