Norfolk top prosecutor calls out lack of help from witnesses [Video]

NORFOLK, Va. — It was an especially violent week in the Calvert Square and Young Terrace area of Norfolk. 

On Wednesday afternoon, a stray bullet hit a woman who was an innocent bystander to a fight between two men. Then, just 24 hours later, and just a few hundred feet away, three men were shot. One of them died and one is in critical condition. On Friday, a woman was stabbed a few blocks away during a domestic dispute. She also has critical injuries.  

When Norfolk Police Chief Mark Talbot spoke with the media after the triple shooting on Thursday, he said he was certain there were witnesses, especially because the incident happened in broad daylight. 

“We’re hoping they’ll reach out to us,” Talbot said. 

However, with people rarely coming forward with the details of what they’ve seen, …