Shooting at 2800 BLOCK OF SHORE DR on 07/10/2026 12:00 AM
Type: Shooting
Date: 07/10/2026 12:00 AM
Description: Virginia Beach officer shot man who refused to drop 11-inch knife after less-lethal round proved ineffective; man hospitalized with life-threatening injuries
Address: 2800 BLOCK OF SHORE DR, Virginia Beach, VA
Google Streetview Disclaimer: This is a Google Maps Street View of the approximate area where the crime occurred. It is not necessarily the exact address view of the crime.
Recent Crime News
SpotCrime Weekly Reads: Victim focused reforms, license plate readers, crime rate
Quick response teams, entire police department relieved of duties, victim focused reforms, homicide rate falls for historic lows, National Guard deployments affect on crime, car thefts slashed 80 percent, license plate readers face scrutiny, police dro...
Area Missing Persons
Name
Ilsy Puac-AlvaradoMissing Age
15Est. Current Age
26Last Seen
Newport News, VA on 09/25/2014Physical Description
Race: White / Caucasian Ethnicity: Hispanic / Latino Gender: Female Hair: Brown Eyes: Brown Height: 6' 0" Weight: 125 lbsCase Number
MP43220Area Cold Cases
Name
Autry ChurchAge
50Cause of Death
ShootingInfo
On wednesday, november 2, 1988 at approximately 5:15 pm, a report of gunfire in the area of cleveland street and pennsylvania avenue to virginia beach 9-1-1 . Police responded to the area and found autry church suffering from a gunshot wound. He was shot while sitting in the driver seat of his black pontiac fiero which displayed a virginia license. Rescue arrived and performed life saving procedures. In spite of this attempt, mr. Church died of his injuries. His body was transported to the state medical examiner’s office for autopsy. The manner of death was ruled a homicide. Witnesses described a white male, about 5’9’’ tall with a medium build, dark hair wearing white pants standing near the victim’s vehicle at the time the shots were heard. Mr. Church was a 50 year old white male who had blue eyes, black collar length black hair, 5’ 8’’ tall weighing 175 pounds. He worked in retail sales.Agency
Virginia Beach Police Department