Man sentenced for malicious shooting at 7-Eleven in Norfolk
NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — 25-year-old Jalen White-Kennedy was sentenced to just under 12 years in prison on April 18 after shooting a clerk at a 7-Eleven in Norfolk last year, a release states.
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On May 11, 2023, White-Kennedy and 25-year-old Walter Painter entered the 7-Eleven at the intersection of 26th Street and Hampton Boulevard. The two recognized the victim and initiated the shooting after pulling out their guns.
White-Kennedy began firing at the victim, and the victim took cover behind an aisle. The victim was also armed, and a shoot-out ensued between the three of them.
The victim and Painter were both shot, and Painter died after being transported to Sentara Norfolk General Hospital. White-Kennedy fled the scene, but the victim and witnesses were able to identify him as the other shooter. Norfolk Police investigators secured warrants for Mr. White-Kennedy’s arrest, and the Fugitive Section took him into custody on July 6.
White-Kennedy was convicted in February for malicious wounding, using a firearm in the commission of malicious wounding and being a felon in possession of a firearm.
White-Kennedy was on probation for prior offenses at the time of the May shooting. Due to violating his probation, three years and 10 months of previously suspended sentences will now be served in addition to the sentencing for this incident.
On Friday, April 12, White-Kennedy was sentenced for the May shooting to eight years in prison, with another seven years suspended on the condition that White-Kennedy complete five years of uniform good behavior and an indefinite period of supervised probation following his release.
“Mr. White-Kennedy nearly killed the victim in this case, and we are lucky that he did not,” said Commonwealth’s Attorney Ramin Fatehi. “Mr. White-Kennedy created a dangerous situation for anyone at that store. Good police work and high-quality video helped us hold Mr. White-Kennedy accountable, and his sentence will protect the community from further acts of violence. We will continue to hold accountable the people who shoot in our community.”
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