It’s a wonderful day in the neighborhood…for a shooting. Nothing like a little shooting in the Belmont area to brighten up the morning news. Since no one is cooperating maybe it is just a bit of gang activity. For a city of 40,000 we have a very lively gang community.

Police tells us the weapon was a nine-millimeter semi-automatic handgun which they recovered next to the victim. They are still trying to figure out who shot him. Charlottesville Lieutenant Gary Pleasants stated, “At this moment, we do not know whether it is self-inflicted, accidental, or intentional by someone else. We’re investigating that right now.”

Police say the victim does not live in the townhouse but may have been a relative of the people who do live there. There were other people home when the shooting took place but police say they have not been receiving a lot of cooperation. They say none of the evidence points toward the existence of an intruder in the house. Investigators say that until they piece together what happened, there are no suspects in this case.