The Hampton Police Division has charged Raekwon Washington in connection with an attempted maiming incident that occurred on November 28, 2023.
At approximately 1:30 p.m., Public Safety Communications received a call about a vehicle being struck multiple times by gunfire in the 1st block of South First Street. The investigation revealed that the suspect approached the victims, a 20-year-old Hampton woman, and a 38-year-old Portsmouth man. After words were exchanged, the suspect displayed a firearm and shot at the vehicle striking it multiple times. Officers observed the suspect vehicle fleeing the area. After a vehicle pursuit, officers were able to apprehend the suspect without further incident.
Washington, a 26-year-old Hampton man, was arrested in connection with this incident. He was charged with two counts of Attempted Malicious Wounding, one count of Shooting into an Occupied Vehicle, one count of Shooting across a Roadway, one count of Felony Evade and Elude, two counts of Use of a Firearm in Commission of a Felony, one count of Driving Revoked, one count of Reckless Handling of Firearm, one count of Possession of Stolen Property and one count of Dangerous Use of Firearms.