Man was shot while sitting in car at QVC

Published 3:11 pm Tuesday, May 31, 2022

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The man wounded in a shooting Friday at QVC Distribution Center was sitting in his car when the gunman shot him, according to a police incident report.

Suffolk police are looking for Franklin resident Alvin Edward Sears Jr. on warrants for aggravated malicious wounding, possession of firearm by convicted felon, use of firearm in commission of felony, shooting at occupied vehicle, violating protective order possession of firearm while subject to protective order and discharging firearm in a public place resulting in injury. 

The police incident report listed Jason Ferebee, 36, as the victim of an aggravated assault. Police responded to the shooting at 2:56 a.m. Friday.

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In a Friday news release, police said the suspect and victim “are known to each other,” and the release referred to the incident as a “domestic related shooting.”

Ferebee’s injuries were not believed to be life-threatening, police said.

Anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact Suffolk Police or the Suffolk Crime Line.  To submit online, go to www.p3tips.com, visit the Suffolk Police Department website (www.suffolkva.us/spd) and look for the Suffolk Crime Line link, or go to the Suffolk Police Department Facebook page at www.facebook.com/suffolkpolicedepartment. You can also call 888-LOCK-U-UP, 1-888-562-5887, Option 5. 

A person who submits a tip will be given a TIP ID and password. With this information they can login at p3tips.com and submit follow-up information, engage in two-way dialogue, be informed of the outcome of the tip, and access reward information.