Man arrested in connection to Petersburg double-shooting
Published: May. 19, 2022 at 5:58 AM EDT
PETERSBURG, Va. (WWBT) - A 39-year-old man has now been charged in connection to a double shooting in Petersburg.
Police said Derrick Howard was one of two people shot at the Flagship Inn on South Crater Round around 11:30 p.m. Tuesday. Both men are expected to recover.
Howard has been charged with the following:
- Malicious wounding
- Possession of a firearm by a convicted felon
- Possession of ammunition by a felon
- Use of a firearm in the commission of a felony
- Larceny
Within minutes of that shooting, two other people were hurt in shootings in different parts of Petersburg.
Police have not said if any of the gun violence is connected.
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