PETERSBURG, Va. -- The Petersburg Police Department is investigating the Tuesday afternoon fatal shooting of a man in the parking lot of Perry Street Lofts.
Police say the lofts and the surrounding area have been connected to a number of crimes over the last couple of years.
In 2019, four people were shot and injured outside the lofts. In July 2022, a 19-year-old woman was shot and killed, and two others were injured in a shooting at an apartment complex across from the lofts.
Neighbors like Diamond Edwards tell CBS 6 that the violence is disturbing and that they are scared for their families.
"It's uncomfortable when you are trying to live your life and when you have young children. What can you do, where can you go to actually feel safe," Edwards said.
The Perry Lofts shooting is the second deadly shooting in Petersburg within 24 hours after a brother and sister died in a murder-suicide Monday night.
Police have not yet released the name of the victim in the Tuesday afternoon shooting.
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