Eyewitness contradicts police account of fatal shooting of Black man
Justin Jouvenal 16 hrs ago
VIRGINIA BEACH— Donovon Lynch and Darrion Marsh went to the oceanfront strip to celebrate one of the first warm Friday nights of spring, but found themselves trying to escape what one witness described as gunfire "coming from everywhere."
Gunmen had sprayed roughly 100 shots near the throngs flocking to bars and restaurants in two separate shootings on the night of March 26. More than 100 Virginia Beach police were sweeping through the streets to quell the chaos.
One person had already been killed and eight others injured as Marsh and Lynch retreated to their car shortly before midnight, but the violence wasn’t over yet.
Marsh said the gunfire began again without warning. One bullet flew toward Lynch, 25, as they trudged across a grassy patch next to a parking lot. More shots sent the 300-pound former college football player crashing into a hedge with fatal injuries.
Marsh glanced left and saw the shooter for the first time — a Virginia Beach police officer with a gun extended in their direction. He said he was shocked to recognize the officer as a friend.
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