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Man Shot Dead in West Water Street Shooting

Man Shot Dead in West Water Street Shooting

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CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (cvillerightnow.com) – A man is dead after Sunday shooting in downtown Charlottesville, with a second man under arrest.

Just before 3:00 a.m. Sunday, January 26, Charlottesville police officers were called to the 200 block of West Water St. for a shooting that had just occurred in a parking lot.

Upon arrival, the officers were made aware of an adult male gunshot victim who had been transported to the University of Virginia Medical Center.

Jahaanz Wilson, a 22-year-old Charlottesville resident, was pronounced deceased following arrival.

Detectives are actively investigating the incident as a homicide. CPD has reason to believe that the victim was in the Downtown Mall area in the hours leading to this incident, and multiple individuals were in the immediate area at the time of the shooting.

The Department is asking anyone who has information related to the investigation to contact the Charlottesville Police Department or Crime Stoppers Tip Line at (434) 977-4000.

 

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