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21-year-old arrested in connection with 2023 mass shooting involving children

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Posted at 5:33 PM, Mar 29, 2024
and last updated 2024-03-29 17:33:29-04

CHESAPEAKE, Va. — Police in Chesapeake said they arrested and charged 21-year-old Keyshawn Jahkari Marcel Shannon in connection with a 2023 mass shooting that involved several children.

On September 23, 2023, at around 5:00 p.m., a 14-year-old boy was killed in a mass shooting on Drayton Road in Chesapeake, Police confirmed.

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Officers also said that five people, three boys, and two men, were injured in the shooting.

Shannon was apprehended on March 26, 2024, and booked at around 9:50 p.m., according to police documents.