One detained, no arrest in 7-Eleven shooting

Late update

Lt. A.C. Powers of the Augusta County Sheriff's Office said officers responded to the 7-Eleven at Route 250 and Idlewood Boulevard after they received a call from a store clerk after 8 p.m. Friday.

"A vehicle ... was fired on numerous times by an individual somewhere near the dumpsters," Powers said. "The vehicle was hit several times. There were no injuries."

Powers said authorities brought one male to the sheriff's office in Verona for questioning. That man was released.

People with information about the case are asked to call the sheriff's office at (540) 245-5333 or Central Shenandoah Crime Stoppers at 1-800-322-2017. Callers who provide information leading to an arrest could receive cash awards of up to $1,000.

FISHERSVILLE — Gunshots cracked through the calm of night at 7-Eleven on U.S. 250 in Fishersville on Friday, the second shooting in as many weeks that led authorities to Briarwood Apartments.

At about 8:30 p.m. a man fired into a car that quickly sped away, “trying to get away from the shots,” said 7-Eleven clerk Daryl Sorrells.

Authorities from Augusta County, Staunton and Woodrow Wilson Rehabilitation Center descended upon the convenience store, placed nine yellow markers near a Dumpster beside it and called for a K-9 unit.

Authorities also went to Briarwood Apartments, building twenty-five, about one block from the store, where they conducted interviews and searched in a nearby wooded area.

Authorities had not shared details about possible injuries or suspects by presstime.

Investigators huddled Friday outside the same building where three shots were fired into the air during a party May 1. Authorities charged a Swoope teen two days later in the incident. A party in July led to a fight and a stabbing outside the building as well, authorities said.

“This place has gone to hell,” said 11-year resident Bobbie McGhee, 53. “It’s in your lease: If you live here, you’re not to have a firearm.”

Tim Swortzel, franchisee of the 7-Eleven since December, said he has worked hard to take care of customers and recently received “clean marks” from a health inspector.

But gunshots and police responses have bothered him.

“This right here, you can’t control,” he said.

Swortzel’s statement was one McGhee said she understands.

“I stay to myself,” she said, “and I stay inside.”

Business resumed at 7-Eleven by 10 p.m.