GALAX, Va. – UPDATE:
Galax police have identified the two people involved in the deadly shooting on Tuesday evening.
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On Tuesday at 6:40 p.m., Twin County 911 received multiple calls about gunshots and shooting victims in the 100 block of Calloway Street, according to the Galax Police Department.
We’re told Galax Police and Galax-Grayson EMS responded to the scene and found two people with gunshot wounds.
Police said the first person, 33-year-old David Richardson, sustained multiple gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead at the scene.
The second person, 22-year-old Tyrus Miller, also sustained multiple gunshot wounds and was taken to North Carolina Baptist Hospital in Winston-Salem, North Carolina with life-threatening injuries, authorities said.
GPD said that after further investigation, it has been determined that the pair exchanged gunfire.
According to the police department, no one else is being sought in connection with the shooting.
The investigation is ongoing, and more details will be released as they become available, GPD said. Details about charges were not available.
Galax PD said they were assisted at the scene by the Virginia State Police, Grayson County Sheriff’s Office, Carroll County Sheriff’s Office, and Virginia Conservation Police.
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One person has died and another was sent to the hospital after a shooting in Galax on Tuesday, according to the Galax Police Department.
We’re told the shooting happened on Calloway Street in the city.
Authorities say one person died and another was taken to a hospital in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
According to the police department, no one else is being sought in connection with the shooting.
The investigation is ongoing, and more details will be released as they become available, GPD said.
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