Three arrested for celebratory gunfire in Petersburg on New Year’s Day
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PETERSBURG, Va. (WRIC) -- Three people were arrested after celebratory gunfire in Petersburg that happened at the start of the New Year.
According to the Petersburg Bureau of Police, the incident took place in the 900 block of Gilfield Drive.
Three people were arrested and charged with the following:
- A 45-year-old man was charged with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, reckless handling of a firearm and discharging a firearm into a public place
- A 22-year-old woman was charged with discharging a firearm within 1,000 feet of school property and discharging a firemarm into a public place
- A 60-year-old man was charged with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
"Thank you to our community for its ongoing vigilance and support as we work together to ensure that irresponsible behavior such as this stops in our community," said Chief Travis C. Christian. "We will find you and arrest you."
This comes after the Richmond Police Department received dozens of calls for random gunfire on the New Year’s holiday, despite local police warning of celebratory gunfire days before.
In Richmond, police received 72 calls on New Year’s Eve for random gunfire, including duplicate calls where more than one person called about the same incident.
