CHARLOTTESVILLE (WINA) – Charlottesville Police are investigating the 2nd shooting in the Fifeville neighborhood within a week, this one fatal. Officers were called shortly after 9:30 Saturday night on a shots fired report in the 1100 block of Grove Street. Officers arrived and found a single individual inside a parked SUV with multiple gunshot wounds.
The victim is identified as 36-year-old Eldridge Vandrew Smith, and he was pronounced dead at the scene. Detectives have found multiple shell casings at the scene.
This is an ongoing investigation; anyone with information related to this homicide is encouraged to call Crime Stoppers Tip Line at (434) 977-4000.