--- description: Three teenagers were shot at a football game on Friday night in Newport News, Va., and all three are expected to survive, police said. title: 3 Teens Shot at a Virginia High School Football Game Friday Night, Police Say. All Are Expected to Survive. image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt14465f425a25c6ef/698a02e022fb8530eae29d54/newport-news-virginia-shooting.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [U.S.](/section/us/) ## U.S. Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Virginia](/tag/virginia/) ## Virginia Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # 3 Teens Shot at a Virginia High School Football Game, Police Say. All Expected to Survive  by [Madeleine Carlisle](/author/madeleine-carlisle/)  ## Madeleine Carlisle Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Updated: Dec 12, 2023 9:36 PM CUTPublished: Sep 14, 2019 2:15 PM CUT  Accident or crime scene cordon tape, police line do not cross. It is nighttime, emergency lights of police cars flashing blue, red and white in the background Accident or crime scene cordon tape, police line do not cross. It is nighttime, emergency lights of police cars flashing blue, red and white in the backgroundkali9—Getty Images  by [Madeleine Carlisle](/author/madeleine-carlisle/)  ## Madeleine Carlisle Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Updated: Dec 12, 2023 9:36 PM CUTPublished: Sep 14, 2019 2:15 PM CUT Three teenagers were shot at a football game on Friday night in Newport News, Va., and all three are expected to survive, police said on Twitter Saturday morning. According to tweets from Newport News Police, officers responded to shots fired at the end of a high school football game at Todd Stadium around 9:30 p.m. They found a 14-year-old shooting victim in the parking lot who was taken to a local hospital. The game was [between](http://sbo.nn.k12.va.us/athletics/doc/todd-schedule.pdf "undefined") Woodside High School and Denbigh High School. > [](https://twitter.com/NewportNewsPD/status/1172831311540772864) Police said they also found two more shooting victims, both 19-years-old, on Hidenwood Drive near the stadium, and transported both to a local hospital. Per the tweets, the investigation is still ongoing. The Newport News Police department did not respond immediately to a request for comment. Newport News Police Chief Steven Drew told local media that he had been attending the football game when he heard the shots. “There was a large crowd in the parking lot when we heard shots ring out,” he [said](https://www.dailypress.com/news/dp-nw-teens-shot-todd-stadium-20190914-wpvvqqz3urfgpggm7ydoq7mxnm-story.html "undefined") to the _Daily Press_. “Kids running because they heard the gunfire … The scene was chaotic when it first happened.” ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5677615/newport-news-virginia-shooting/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5677615/newport-news-virginia-shooting/"},"headline":"3 Teens Shot at a Virginia High School Football Game, Police Say. 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