HENRICO COUNTY, Va. — A teen died after being shot on Christmas night outside of an apartment on Engleside Court, according to Henrico Police.
Officers responded to the area just after 11 p.m. and found a person suffering from an apparent gunshot wound. They attempted to save his life at the scene before EMS arrived.
Henrico County Fire continued trying to save his life as they transported him to a local hospital, but police said he later succumbed to his injuries.
Since the victim is underage, police will not be releasing his identity.
Neighbors said that the teenage victim was shot to death less than a hundred feet from where he would often play football with other kids.
"It's not surprising. I moved from New York to here and have seen more killings here than in New York," Allen Seabrook, one neighbor, said.
Seabrook has lived in what's now called the Saint Luke Apartments for 13 years. He said that seeing young adults and teens engaging in criminal activity has become normal, even though he said Henrico Police heavily patrol this area.
"They can't be in every house or every block but they are here. I feel comfortable because they are here but this stuff still happens," Seabrook said. "It hurts because it's so many young people, that's what really hurts. They don't live to be adults.
Seabrook said he knows how the teenage victims' mom feels as his own 17-year-old great-nephew was shot and killed in Jackson Ward a few days before Thanksgiving.
The suspect, identified as 20-year-old Kemonte Ali Noble, was located by police near the scene when they responded to another call for service.
Noble has been charged with second-degree murder and is being held without bond at Henrico Jail West.
If you have information about this situation, contact Crime Stoppers at (804) 780-1000.
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