Two men were shot late last night in the 2000 block of Michie Drive, which is off Hydraulic Road near Kmart, and drove themselves to the hospital, according to a press release from city police. Their injuries appear not to be life threatening.
According to the Daily Progress, one of the victims was treated at Martha Jefferson Hospital and was later transferred to UVA’s Medical Center trauma unit.
The city Police Department is investigating the shooting. The suspect has been described as a black male, 5’8” and may have been driving a black four-door sedan.
Because the investigation is still in the earliest stages, police aren’t releasing any more information about the suspect and the reason for the shooting.
This summer, the city has been rife with gunfire—some of it fatal. In July, Joshua Anthony Magruder was shot to death on Sixth Street SE. In June, an 11-year-old was shot and killed in his house on Sixth and 1/2 Street SW.