Authorities in Virginia are on the hunt for multiple suspects who are believed to have opened fire on a townhouse - killing three people, and wounding three others. The Spotsylvania Sheriff's office announced Tuesday night that it had received a call at around 5:30pm about a shooting at a complex outside of Fredericksburg.
When deputies then arrived on the scene, they found three people dead from gunshot wounds outside and three others who were rushed to a local hospital for their injuries.
Their conditions remained unclear early Wednesday morning, as did a motive for the shooting.
But Maj. Elizabeth Scott, spokesperson for the Spotsylvania Sheriff's Office, said at a news conference that deputies are looking into the possibility that the shooting was committed by more than one person.
Photos obtained by Fox 5 also showed two people holding what appeared to be long-guns walking down the street in the moments before the shooting.
'There's dozens upon dozens of officers out actively looking for suspects and preserving the scene of the crime,' Scott said.
'We will be here all night until we find the suspects,' she said during an evening news conference.
4 teenagers arrested after Spotsylvania mass shooting
[MSN] Four teenagers were arrested after Tuesday night's deadly shooting in a residential area of the county, which police have now characterized as an illegal gun sale that turned
Spotsylvania Sheriff's Office said it found and took all suspects into custody around 7 a.m. Wednesday. Now, they've confirmed that two 16-year-olds, one 17-year-old and one 18-year-old were arrested. Only the 18-year-old, Jeremiah Upson, has been named at this time. Two of the teenagers are from Spotsylvania County and two are from Caroline County.
Police responded to the shooting around 6 p.m. Tuesday in the area of Olde Greenwich Circle in Spotsylvania. Three people were killed and three people were critically injured, the sheriff's office and State Sen. Bryce Reaves confirmed.
"Initial investigation reveals that this was an illegal gun sale/robbery," Spotsylvania Sheriff's Office wrote in a blurb Wednesday morning. They did not provide any more details on the relationship between the people involved. They also did not say what prompted the shooting.
The two of the three people killed in the incident have now been named. They are 18-year-old Chase Feaster and 18-year-old Alonzo Goffney, both of Spotsylvania County. The name of the third victim, a 20-year-old, is being withheld pending confirmation from the medical examiner's office.
The three injured people have not been named, but police have confirmed that one of the 16-year-old suspects is injured in the hospital. They will be moved to jail when they are released, where the other three are also being held with no bond.
