NORFOLK, Va. — Five people are facing charges in connection to a barricade situation that happened in the Ballentine Place neighborhood Sunday morning, according to the Norfolk Police Department.
NPD says a call came in shortly before 4:30 a.m. about trouble in the 3100 block of Grandy Avenue.
Shots were still being fired when officers arrived, and they learned the gunfire was coming from a house in the 3100 block of Cape Henry Avenue, police say.
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Officers tried to make contact with the residents. When that didn't work, a hostage/crisis negotiation team and a special operations team responded to help, police say. Then, seven people were taken into custody without issue.
After investigating, police say two of the seven people were released from custody.
Police say they charged the other five people, whose names are as follows, with discharging a firearm in public and reckless handling of a firearm: George T. Sheriff, 28; Jesus A. Potestas, 26; Joseph C. Umidi, 24; Celia M. Buonomo, 27; and Lindsey B. Eddington, 29.
Sheriff was also charged with maintaining a common nuisance, police added.
All five are being held in the Norfolk City Jail without bond.
Police say there were no injuries reported during the incident.
