Authorities: Virginia Reporter Among 2 Killed in Shooting

A person walks by Chicho’s Pizza Backstage where a fatal shooting took place outside the restaurant and bar earlier in the day, in Norfolk, Va., on March 19, 2022. Stephen M. Katz/The Virginian-Pilot via AP

NORFOLK, Va.—A Virginia newspaper reporter was one of two people killed during a shooting early Saturday outside a restaurant and bar, authorities said.

Sierra Jenkins, 25, who covered education for The Virginian-Pilot of Norfolk, died at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital after the shooting outside Chicho’s Pizza Backstage, according to officials.