Intruder was heard saying, 'give it up I am going to kill you.'

Crime of the Week

On April 13, 2017, at 11:41 a.m., law enforcement units responded to 114 S. West Street in Petersburg in reference to a burglary in progress.

The victims were lying in bed in the bedroom upstairs when they heard a loud noise, they reported as the intruder kicking at the front door to gain entry.

About one to two minutes went by and a black male dressed in all black entered the room with a gun and fired a shot into the ceiling. The victim then rolled out of the bed and grabbed her gun from her purse and fired back at the subject in the room.

The victim believed the offender was hit with gunfire because he moved quickly to one side.

The suspect was heard saying, "give it up I am going to kill you."

The suspect was described as a black male wearing a black hoodie with black pants and something wrapped around the lower portion of his face. The suspect had the hood up on the hoodie and he had a short hair cut. Nothing was taken from the residence.

If anyone knows anything about this crime, contact Petersburg Police Major Crimes Unit at 804-732-8070, Petersburg Dinwiddie Crime Solvers at 804-861-1212, text the keyword pdcash followed by the tip and send to 274637 or visit the website, pdcrimesolvers.org.