NEW KENT COUNTY, Va. — The New Kent County Sheriff's Office is investigating a string of vehicle break-ins along the Tunstall Road corridor that led to suspects firing shots at residents who confronted them.
The sheriff says at least 10 homes were targeted during the incident. One vehicle and other items were stolen.
Matthew Luck lives near Tunstall Road and Hingham Drive. His father woke up to a Ring doorbell notification and went outside to find suspects breaking into the family's vehicles.
"My dad woke up to a Ring doorbell notification and walked outside and saw people in our cars and confronted him, and as they were walking away, they were firing shots back in his direction," Luck said.
Luck said no one was hurt and nothing was reported stolen from their home.
His girlfriend, Kaylee Anderson, lives just three doors down. Doorbell video shows Anderson's stepfather, Tyler Valentine, running outside to confront the suspects before they opened fire on him. Bullets flew through a downstairs window and struck the ceiling. Valentine was not hurt.
Anderson's little sister was sleeping just feet away in the living room at the time.
"She said she had woken up, she heard the gunshots. She heard Tyler run down the stairs, which is my stepdad. And she got really scared and started calling everyone in her phone," Anderson said.
Valentine said that when he ran outside, the suspects were attempting to drive off in their SUV but got stuck in a ditch. They were fleeing on foot when they fired in his direction. He said all he was thinking about in that moment was protecting his family.
"It's scary, I mean all my little siblings at home, they are all scared to stay at home now. I feel like that's how it would be in any home if something like this happened," Anderson said.
After that, the sheriff's office says the three men stole a vehicle just a few blocks away on Airport Road — a black 2010 Lincoln SUV with license plate UKL-8336.
The sheriff says he does not believe the men are still in the New Kent area.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Crime Stoppers at 804-780-1000 or through the P3 app.
This is a developing story. Email the CBS 6 Newsroom if you have additional information to share.
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