NORFOLK, Va. (NPD) – A man was taken into custody following an incident early Tuesday morning on Denhart Street.
On October 31, 2023, around 5:12 a.m. plainclothes investigators were in the 900 block of Denhart Street to conduct a narcotics investigation when a person fired a weapon in the direction of the Officers.
The Special Operations Team was called to respond to the location, and a man was taken into custody without further incident.
As a result of the investigation, the man, identified as Darren R. Britt, 51, of Norfolk, has been charged with two counts of attempted malicious wounding, two counts of use of a firearm, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
Britt is currently being held in the Norfolk City Jail without bond.
None of the Norfolk Police Officers at the scene fired a weapon.
Detectives have not released any other details related to this incident. No injuries were reported. 