PETERSBURG, Va. -- One teenager was killed and another was hurt in a Tuesday night shooting along the 600 block of Cottonwood Drive in the city's Pecan Acres housing complex.
Deputy Petersburg Police Chief Emanuel Chambliss said police were first called for a report of a shooting at the location around 7:30 p.m. but did not find anyone.
He said they were called again for another shooting around 8:50 p.m.
Chambliss said police found Timarri Mason, 17, who had been shot. He died of his injuries.
A spokesperson for Petersburg City Public Schools confirmed Masln was a student, but did not say what school he attended.
Chambliss said they also found a 15-year-old boy who had also been shot, but suffered non-life-threatening injuries.
A motive for the shooting remained under investigation Wednesday.
"Any loss of life is a tragedy. Our youth can't seem to resolve their differences without picking up a weapon. And this is the end result," Chambliss said.
Joan Howard lives across the street from where the shooting happened.
"I was sitting in my living room watching TV, me and my grandbaby, when I heard the first ruckus and I just peeked out the window and sit back because I said, 'I don't know what's going on.'," said Howard. "And then I looked out here and there was plenty of cops out here. It's a terrible situation."
Howard said the victims lived in the neighborhood.
"I didn't know them that well, but I will occasionally see them and speak to the mothers and the grandma."
Howard said she normally stays inside her apartment and out of other people's business, but added that Tuesday night's violence showed a need for divine and community intervention.
"I realized last night, we all need Jesus out here. They really need him out here. We have to pray and try to do right and tell our children that there's more to life than foolishness," Howard said. "I just hope as a community they realize, put God in your life first and sit down and talk to other older people, then maybe somehow we can come up with a solution on trying to help our children. Because, if not, our children are being lost."
Detectives planned to be back in the neighborhood on Wednesday hoping to find community members who saw or heard something that could help in the investigation.
Anyone with information was asked to call 804-732-4222 or, if you want to remain anonymous, through the P3Tips app or by calling Crime Solvers at 804-861-1212.
This is a developing story, so anyone with more information can email newstips@wtvr.com to send a tip.
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