COLONIAL HEIGHTS, Va. -- A call for shots fired led to a more than four-hour barricade situation in a Colonial Heights neighborhood early Thursday morning, according to police.
Officers were called to the the 300 block of Plumtree Avenue for the shots fired report just after 4:35 a.m., Major Robert Lloyd Ruxer III with Colonial Heights Police said.
“At about 4:37, I heard one shot,” one neighbor told CBS 6 Senior Reporter Wayne Covil. "Then I heard the additional three shots that went off for a total of four.”
Police said an argument between a man inside a home in the 300 block of Plumtree and another person in the road had taken place before gunfire erupted.
"Officers determined that a suspect exited the residence and fired multiple rounds at an individual, damaging a vehicle," Ruxer wrote. "However, there were no injuries reported."
One bullet hit the driver's side door, another hit the passenger side window, shattering the glass.
Robert Whaskey was asleep in bed across the street when heard the gunfire.
“Got my window open over here and I heard what I thought was fireworks," he said. "And then I was like, 'Naw, that ain’t fireworks.'”
Detectives "quickly identified" a person of interest, but officers said that man, who was believed to be armed, refused to come out of the home.
Police said a handful of people were inside the house at the time.
“Everyone who was inside the residence was escorted out of the residence,” Ruxer said.
But police said 34-year-old Shawn Joseph Edwards, of Richmond, ran and locked himself in a bedroom.
Police asked for the help of state police's tactical team. They were able to talk Edwards out and take him into custody without incident at 9:15 a.m., Ruxer said.
Officers said Edwards has outstanding warrants in Chesterfield County for felony grand larceny. Charges were pending for attempted malicious wounding, possession of a firearm by a felony and arson — for trying to set fire to his house while barricaded.
If you have information about the case that could help investigators, call Chesterfield/Colonial Heights Crime Solvers at 804-748-0660 or submit a tip using the mobile app.
This is a developing story, so anyone with more information can email newstips@wtvr.com to send a tip.
