March 29, 2021- 6:47 p.m
VIRGINIA BEACH— Three men charged after the shootings at the Virginia Beach Oceanfront over the weekend made their first court appearance on Monday.
One of the men admitted to shooting into the crowd during the incidents, court documents state.22-year-old Ahmon Jahree Adams, of Chesapeake, 18-year-old Nyquez Tyyon Baker, of Virginia Beach, and 20-year-old Devon Maurice Dorsey Jr. are all charged in connection to the initial shooting incident Friday night, which injured seven people.
They face seven counts of felonious assault, use of a firearm in the commission of a felony, and reckless handling of a firearm.
Court documents reveal Baker admitted to shooting into the crowd and handing the gun off to someone else. The paperwork also says several people opened fire and Virginia Beach Police caught it on camera and chased them.
Virginia Beach Police Chief Paul Neudigate said officers on patrol responded to that shooting at 20th Street and Atlantic Avenue around 11:20 p.m. Friday.
Officials say the initial investigations into the incident revealed that a group of people were involved in some type of conflict which turned into a fight.Five men pulled out guns and started shooting.
An officer on a bike in the area saw Adams shooting and told him to drop the gun, according to court documents.
Another man, Malik Kearney, is also accused of hitting a Virginia Beach police officer with his car Friday night.
It’s unclear if Kearney’s arrest was related to the shooting incident involving the other three suspects. He has a bond hearing this Thursday, then is due back in court on May 27, WAVY News 10 has learned.
Virginia Beach Police Chief Paul Neudigate later said investigators found a firearm “in the vicinity” of the shooting, but didn’t immediately have any evidence that it belonged to Lynch.
Neudigate also said the officer who killed Lynch was wearing a body camera but it was not activated “for unknown reasons.”
