Two people have been killed and at least eight people have been injured following multiple shootings near the oceanfront in Virginia Beach.

As reported by CNN, the Virginia Beach Police Department has confirmed at a press briefing on Saturday that eight shooting victims had been found at "the original crime scene" near 20th Street and Atlantic Avenue shortly after 11:00PM on Friday night.

Chief Paul Neudigate then added that while investigating that first shooting, more shots were fired roughly a block away, near 20th Street and Pacific Avenue.

Officials from the police department took to Twitter to warn the public to stay clear of the area.

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This second shooting led to an individual "being confronted by a uniform Virginia Beach police officer," who shot and killed the person in what Neudigate called a "police intervention shooting".

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A second person - "an adult female", per the release notes - was also killed at a nearby third shooting, Neudigate confirmed, adding that police were investigating, but that the third shooting does not appear to be related to the first two.

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A Virginia Beach police officer has also been taken to a nearby hospital after being hit by a car. Their injuries are reportedly non-life-threatening.

Neudigate told reporters earlier today: "What you can see is we have a very chaotic incident, a very chaotic night in the Beach. Many different crime scenes."

Regarding the eight people who have been taken to local hospitals with gunshot wounds, the VBPD states on their official website that "some of these injuries range from serious to life-threatening".

CNN reports that no arrests have been made yet. Additionally, no motive for the shootings has been given.

These incidents come after President Biden called on Congress to ban the sale of assault weapons, in the aftermath of the recent shootings in Boulder, Colorado, and Atlanta, Georgia.

Anyone with information regarding this crime is encouraged to call Virginia Beach Crime Solvers at 1-888-LOCK-U-UP (1-888-562-5887).

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Two people killed and at least eight injured in Virginia Beach shootings