The Virginian-Pilot 
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DATE: Wednesday, July 6, 1994                TAG: 9407060394
SECTION: LOCAL                    PAGE: B5   EDITION: FINAL 
SOURCE: STAFF REPORT 
DATELINE: VIRGINIA BEACH                     LENGTH: Short :   24 lines

WOMAN IS SHOT IN LEG WHILE WATCHING FIREWORKS

A 79-year-old Norfolk woman was shot Monday night as she sat watching fireworks outside Mount Trashmore Park, police said.

Dorothy Warren was wounded in the lower part of her right leg about 9:50 p.m. as she sat with friends at the intersection of South Independence Boulevard and Edwin Drive.

Warren, of the 5000 block of Tidewater Drive, was treated and released from a hospital.

Police said the shooting may have been random. Anyone who saw or has information about the shooting is asked to call Crime Solvers at 427-0000.

KEYWORDS: SHOOTING INJURY by CNB