CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) – One suspect was shot and the second is on the run after an attempted break-in in the 700 block of Madison Ave. Tuesday morning.
According to Charlottesville Police, two men entered an apartment through an upstairs balcony and were confronted by a resident. The resident and suspects exchanged gunfire. One suspect, Brian Baker Jr., 20, was shot and later located at Augusta Medical Center. The resident was not injured. CPD is searching for the second suspect.
Baker will be charged with breaking and entering while armed.
During the shooting, a gas line was struck, forcing the evacuation of the Oxford Hill apartments. The gas line has since been secured and people were let back into their apartments.
