Official: 6 injured in Suffolk incident
Barakey did not disclose the nature of the incident, saying Suffolk Police 'will advise further.' However, he said one adult has life-threatening injuries and two other adults and a child have serious injuries. Two more adults have minor injuries, and Barakey said all were taken to the hospital, including one person who was taken by a LifeEvac helicopter.
Suffolk Fire & Rescue and Suffolk Police responded to the incident in the 2400 block of Longstreet Lane at 4:03 p.m., Barakey said, with multiple units responding.
Suffolk Fire & Rescue's Engine 4 set up a landing zone at Southwestern Elementary School at 150 Pioneer Road, just over five miles away from the incident area, for the LifeEvac 4 helicopter, with the department's Medic 7 transferring one person to the LifeEvac helicopter to be taken to the hospital.
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