Virginia Beach Police have arrested a 27-year-old Chesapeake man in connection with a road rage incident that escalated into gunfire during the Tuesday morning commute.
Just after 8 a.m. on January 22nd, officers responded to 911 calls reporting gunshots near the intersection of Dam Neck Road and Taylor Farm Road. When they arrived, they found a driver whose vehicle had been struck multiple times by gunfire. Fortunately, no injuries were reported.
Investigators with the department’s Crime Gun Investigative Squad, working closely with the Real Time Crime Center, used surveillance footage and other technology to quickly identify the suspect and his vehicle. By the end of the day, Kayleb Warren Coker had been arrested without incident.
Coker is facing multiple charges, including:
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Attempted malicious wounding
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Shooting into an occupied vehicle
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Shooting from a moving vehicle
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Use of a firearm in the commission of a felony
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Discharging a firearm within city limits
The case remains under active investigation. Anyone with information is urged to contact the Virginia Beach Police Department at (757) 385-4101.