CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) – Charlottesville Police say a 25-year old man was taken to UVA in critical condition in an early Saturday morning shooting on the Downtown Mall. Officers on foot patrol shortly before 1:30AM  heard gunfire near them. As they were approaching a scene in 200 block of 3rd Street NE, the Emergency Communications Center alerted them to someone possibly being shot. They arrived and found the victim.

They applied life-saving measures, and found some 30 shell casings at the scene. An unoccupied building and three vehicles were found hit. Investigators are asking businesses owners to contact them if they have video surveillance between 1:15AM and 1:45AM in the 200-400 block of East Market Street, the 100-300 block of 3rd Street NE, or the 200-400 block of Jefferson Street. If you have surveillance footage, you’re urged to contact Detective Cundiff at (434) 970-3373.  If you have information regarding this incident and wish to remain anonymous, you can call Crime Stoppers at (434) 977-4000.