CHESTERFIELD, Va.—One person was fatally shot and five other people were wounded by gunfire in a shooting Friday near Richmond, authorities said.
The Chesterfield County Police Department said in a statement that police were responding to reports of shots fired at about 9:38 p.m. in Chester, Virginia.
Arriving officers discovered a man suffering from a gunshot wound, police said. He died at the scene. Five others were shot and taken to local hospitals or other treatment facilities, authorities said.
Two other people suffered non-gun-related injuries, authorities said.
An investigation is ongoing.
Chester is about 15 miles (24 kilometers) south of Richmond.
