SUFFOLK, Va. — Three suspects have been arrested following an officer-involved shooting Thursday night that stemmed from a traffic stop near the downtown Suffolk police station, police said Friday.
Arias Nazareth Worrell, of Suffolk, Labryan Nasir Mann, of Franklin, and Jyshaun Deonte Lee, of Chesapeake, were each charged with eluding police, obstruction of justice and three charges each of possessing a machine gun for offensive purposes. Mann was also charged with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
Just before 10 p.m. on Thursday, officers stopped a vehicle with four people inside. The driver of the vehicle then attempted to flee, driving toward an officer, police said, prompting an officer to fire several shots.
The driver of the car was struck and sent to the hospital with serious injuries and will be charged when released, police said.
None of the officers were injured in the incident, police said.
The officer who fired their gun is now on administrative leave, according to police. Criminal and administrative investigations are underway.
