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Norfolk man in jail after weekend shooting, car chase on Little Creek Road

Crystal Graham
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Jarrett Johnson

A Norfolk man is being held in jail without bond after a shooting that occurred Sunday on East Little Creek Road.

Jarrett R. Johnson, 33, was arrested after a brief car chase just after 5 a.m.

Norfolk Police officers responded to a call for a shooting and initiated a traffic stop on a car, and the driver did not stop. The car did stop once it reached the 1300 block of N. Military Highway.

Officers responded to 1890 E. Little Creek Road and found a man with a graze wounds who was treated on the scene by paramedics. A car that had been driving in the area when the shooting happened was also damaged by gunfire. The driver of that vehicle did not have any injuries.

Johnson has been charged with malicious wounding, use of a firearm, shooting into an occupied vehicle and eluding police.

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Crystal Graham

Crystal Graham

A 1999 graduate of Virginia Tech, Crystal Graham has worked for 25 years as a reporter and editor for several Virginia publications, written a book, and garnered more than a dozen Virginia Press Association awards for writing and graphic design. She was the co-host of "Viewpoints," a weekly TV news show, and co-host of "Virginia Tonight," a nightly TV news show, both broadcast on PBS. Her work on "Virginia Tonight" earned her a national Telly award for excellence in television. You can reach her at [email protected]

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