Officer shot man fleeing traffic stop, Suffolk police say; 3 arrested
A Suffolk police officer shot a driver Thursday night after the driver tried to flee a traffic stop, driving toward the officer, according to a news release from the city.
Police pulled over the vehicle on St. James Avenue near West Washington Street, around the corner from the police station, at 9:39 p.m. One of the officers was outside the vehicle when the driver “decided he didn’t want to be there anymore” and took off, said Suffolk spokesperson William “Andy” Franklin. The officer opened fire, striking the driver.
The car traveled about a block, to the 100 block of Brewer Avenue.
The driver was taken to a hospital with “serious” injuries.
Police arrested two people, Arias Nazareth Worrell of Suffolk and Labryan Nasir Mann of Franklin, and were searching for a third as of Friday morning. The third, Jyshan Deonte Lee, of Chesapeake, turned himself in by Friday evening.
All three men were charged with eluding police, obstruction of justice and three counts of possessing a machine gun for offensive purposes. Mann was additionally charged with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
The officer who shot the driver, who also was not identified, has been placed on administrative leave while the investigations take place.
Gavin Stone contributed to this report.
Cianna Morales, 757-957-1304, cianna.morales@virginiamedia.com
