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• Mass Casualty IncidentsAug 15, 2026, 12:06 p.m. ETPetersburg, Virginia, United StatesDeveloping

  Database entry records five injured in Petersburg, Virginia, shooting

  An entry in the Gun Violence Archive lists five people wounded and none killed at Boisseau Street and Third Avenue on August 15, 2026; no official record has confirmed the details.