Chesapeake neighborhood quarantined after shooting near school

CHESAPEAKE, Va. — A neighborhood-wide lockdown in the Broadlawn area of ​​Chesapeake, which includes three schools, is in effect Thursday night as officers search for a shooting suspect, police say.

Oscar Smith Middle School, Oscar Smith High School and Carver Middle School are located in the Broadlawn area of ​​the city. Students from Oscar Smith Middle School and Oscar Smith High School were moved to Carver Middle School as a precaution, according to Chesapeake Public Schools.

Students from all three schools will remain at Carver Middle School until school officials get the go-ahead from police, Chesapeake Public Schools added.

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At about 1:20 p.m., officers were dispatched to the 1700 block of Acorn Street for a reported shooting, according to police. There, officers found a man who had been shot, according to police.

The man who was shot is expected to survive, police say.

When officers arrived, police say the suspect had already fled, prompting a neighborhood lockdown.

The search for the shooting suspect continues. Anyone with information is asked to call the crime tip line at 1-888-LOCK-U-UP.

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