Lynchburg Police identify witness of shooting that left 4-year-old girl hurt

Potential witness of shooting (Credit: Lynchburg Police Department) (WSLS)

LYNCHBURG, Va. – UPDATE 8/29

The Lynchburg Police Department has identified a witness of a shooting that left a 4-year-old girl hurt last week.

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Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact Detective Dubie at (434) 455-6102 or Crime Stoppers at (888) 798-5900. Enter an anonymous tip online at http://p3tips.com or use the P3 app on a mobile device.

Authorities say this remains an ongoing investigation.


UPDATE 8/26 10:40 p.m.:

The Lynchburg Police Department said they are still searching for four suspects that are believed to be involved in Tuesday’s shooting that left a little girl hurt, and now they have more information from the surveillance video.

Police said the incident happened at the Liberty gas station at 3145 Campbell Avenue on Tuesday around 9:46 p.m.

Authorities said surveillance footage showed the suspects shooting at a van in the parking lot before running away from the scene.

The 4-year-old girl was a passenger in the van at the time of the shooting, police said, and she was sent to the hospital to be treated, then on Friday, she was released.

The LPD said that a review of the store video showed another customer in the store just before the shooting and is asking for the community’s help to identify the person as a potential witness.

Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact Detective Dubie at 434-455-6102 or Crime Stoppers at 888-798-5900. Enter an anonymous tip online at http://p3tips.com or use the P3 app on a mobile device.

Anyone who may have captured video of this incident on a security or doorbell camera is asked to share the footage on the Neighbors portal.

This is an ongoing investigation, according to the police department.


ORIGINAL STORY 8/24:

The Lynchburg Police Department is searching for four suspects believed to be involved in a shooting that left a little girl hurt.

Authorities say it happened Tuesday at about 9:46 p.m. at the Liberty gas station at 3145 Campbell Avenue.

We’re told surveillance footage showed the suspects shooting at a van in the parking lot before running away from the scene.

Authorities later confirmed that a 4-year-old girl was a passenger in the van at the time of the shooting.

Lynchburg Police say she was sent to Lynchburg General Hospital with a non-life-threatening injury and is expected to recover.

Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact Detective Dubie at 434-455-6102 or Crime Stoppers at 888-798-5900. Enter an anonymous tip online at http://p3tips.com or use the P3 app on a mobile device.

Anyone who may have captured video of this incident on a security or doorbell camera is asked to share the footage on the Neighbors portal.

This is an ongoing investigation, according to the police department.


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