When officers arrived, they found three women who were pronounced dead at the scene. Police responded to the 800 block of Whitaker Lane after reports of a shooting around 6 p.m. The Norfolk Commonwealth's Attorney office said he was arraigned Thursday morning on three counts of second-degree murder, two count of malicious wounding and five counts of use of a firearm in commission of a felony. On Thursday morning the suspect was identified as 19-year-old Ziontay Brian Ricardo Palmer.
Norfolk Police say a suspect is in custody after a possible domestic-related fatal shooting that left three women dead and two other women injured Wednesday evening.