On Tuesday evening, a man was shot behind Sunchase apartments in what is being described as “a domestic dispute.”
An email was sent out to the student body at 9:50 p.m. later that evening by Vice President for Student Affairs Dr. Tim Pierson with a brief statement from Farmville Police Chief Doug Mooney.
According to the email, the victim was transported to Southside Community Hospital, while “the other party involved” was later questioned by the Farmville Police Department.
Reportedly, neither individual is connected with Longwood University, and there is no further threat to the residents of Sunchase Apartments or to the Longwood or Farmville communities.
The Longwood University Police Department withheld from making any comments.
An anonymous resident of Sunchase Apartments reported on what she witnessed on Tuesday evening when she returned to her home.
She said, “Well, I got out of my car, and there were about 17 cop cars and an ambulance right behind my building, and there was a crowd of people on the balcony.”
The resident stated that when she asked them what happened, they claimed someone had been shot.
Witnesses reported hearing a pop noise, and after asking an unnamed officer if a gun had been fired, the officer allegedly said yes.
The resident said, “The person who was shot had a white blanket over him, but his face wasn’t covered, and they said when they put him on the stretcher and into the ambulance they could hear him yelling, so they knew he was alive and conscious, but we’re all unaware of his condition and if it’s critical or not.”
The resident added that the ambulance remained at the scene for some moments, causing her and other witnesses to assume the condition of the victim was not critical.
She continued, “I was told they had arrested two people, and there was a rumor that they were still looking for a third person that they believed to have a gun, but once the ambulance left, the cops all left within the next 10 minutes, so I’m not sure if that was true or not.”
