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CHESAPEAKE — Gunfire in the parking lot of Indian River High School on Wednesday morning led to students in four schools being kept in classrooms while police investigated.
No one was hurt.
Students were standing outside about 11 a.m. when a car pulled into an area near the cafeteria, said Christina Golden, police spokeswoman. The driver got out of the car and shots were fired .
Police late Wednesday said they are looking for a 19-year-old man in connection with the shooting. The suspect is identified as Jeremy Renard Land, who is also known as “J-Land.”
If you have any information about this crime, call Chesapeake Crime Line at 1-888-LOCK-U-UP.
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-->Land, who has no permanent address, has been charged with attempted malicious wounding, using a gun in the commission of a felony and discharging a gun on school grounds.
Golden said investigators believe Land drove to the school looking for a student he spotted outside the cafeteria and opened fire.
“The motive was an ongoing dispute that originated off school grounds between the suspect and the student,” Golden said.
The high school, Indian River Middle School, Georgetown Primary School and Sparrow Road Intermediate were locked down for about 45 minutes, said Thomas Cupitt, school division spokesman. The high school is between Providence Road and South Military Highway. The middle and primary schools are near the high school. The intermediate school is minutes away.
Students at the high school were in their second classes of the day when one of the principals announced the lockdown. Students said they were more bewildered than anything else.
“It really wasn’t all that scary,” said Kat Cossey, a sophomore who was in her math class. “We were just wondering what was going on.”
Bryce Rogers, a junior, had just finished a U.S. history Standards of Learning test in the computer lab when the lockdown was announced. At first he thought it was one of the random searches by police drug-sniffing dogs. Soon “everybody knew there was a shooting,” he said.
School officials sent letters home with students. Some concerned parents came to the high school, and many more called, Cupitt said.
“The only thing I could do was come and get my kids,’’ said Wendell Smith, who arrived at the high school shortly after 1 p.m. to pick up his son and daughter, in 10th and 11th grades, respectively. “I feel safer with them being with me.’’
Police patrols in the area probably will be increased for the next few days, Cupitt said. “We know that everyone’s safe at school now, and we’re hoping police will find out what happened.”
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