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One dead, three injured after shooting in Dinwiddie County

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DINWIDDIE COUNTY, Va. (WTVR) - Investigators in Dinwiddie County are searching for suspects after a shooting overnight leaves one man dead and three others injured.

The Dinwiddie County Sheriff's office says they received a call at 12:15am about someone being shot in the 25000 block of Brunswick Avenue in the West Petersburg Community of the county.

When deputies arrived, they found the body of Jamell Everette Snowden, 24, of Petersburg.

Sheriff's investigators later found out that three other people suffering from gunshot wounds had been driven to Southside Regional Medical Center.

Investigators believe that multiple shots were fired from an area near the

Neighbors check out the scene of a deadly shooting on Brunswick Avenue.

intersection of Roanoke Street and Brunswick Avenue where there was an outside event.

Sheriff's deputies are searching for suspects and a motive at this time. Anyone who was in the area at the time or may have information that could help investigators are asked to call the Dinwiddie County Sheriff’s Office at 804-469-4550 or Petersburg / Dinwiddie Crime Solvers at 804-861-1212.