Three shots fired incidents were reported in Charlottesville Friday morning, with one of the reports relating to several shots fired in the Elliewood Avenue Area.
Around 1:00 a.m. officers on the Corner responded to shots fired around the 100 block of Elliewood Avenue. There were no reported injuries, although a vehicle was damaged.
The is the third report of a shots fired incident near the University in the last two weeks, with shots fired on Gordon Avenue on June 7 and a shot fired outside Eddy's Tavern on June 12.
The other two shots occurred on the 900 block of 1st Street South — located across from the Ix property — at 1:54 a.m. and 4:33 a.m. No injuries were reported with either incident, although property damage was reported in the second incident.
Friday’s incidents remain under investigation by the Charlottesville Police Department and police say they do not believe there is a connection between the two previous incidents and the shots fired Friday morning.
Tim Dodson is the Editor-in-Chief of The Cavalier Daily. Prior to this, he was the paper's Managing Editor. He also works as a news anchor at WCHV and has interned at Charlottesville Tomorrow.
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