14-year-old killed in Virginia Beach shooting; 2 teens arrested

Cianna Morales, The Virginian-Pilot
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A 14-year-old died after a shooting in Virginia Beach on Thursday night, and two teens were arrested and charged.

Emergency Communications received a call about a gunshot victim in the 4900 block of Almandine Avenue, a residential area near Bonney Road, at 6:16 p.m.

Officers arrived on the scene and found the teen boy with a gunshot wound.

First responders tried to provide aid, but he died at the scene from his injury.

Police said he and other teens had been handling a firearm when it discharged. A 16-year-old boy was charged with involuntary manslaughter, juvenile possession of a firearm and shooting inside an occupied dwelling. A 15-year-old boy was charged with obstructing justice.

Cianna Morales, 757-957-1304, cianna.morales@virginiamedia.com