Man showing off firearm to group of friends outside Waffle House kills 22-year-old college senior in parking lot, police say

Insets, from left: Matthew B. Croslin (Norfolk City Jail) and Semaj R. Coleman (Norfolk State University). Background: Waffle House successful Norfolk, Virginia, wherever Croslin changeable Coleman to death, cops accidental (WTKR).

A Virginia antheral is accused of shooting a assemblage elder to decease portion showing her a weapon successful the parking batch of a Waffle House.

Matthew B. Croslin, 23, is charged with involuntary manslaughter and reckless handling of a firearm successful the decease of 22-year-old Semaj Coleman, a pupil astatine Norfolk State University.

Coleman arrived astatine a hospital with a life-threatening gunshot coiled astir 11:45 p.m. Saturday, authorities officials said successful a statement. She aboriginal died.

Cops accidental the shooting occurred astatine a Waffle House successful the 5700 artifact of East Virginia Beach Boulevard. According to a transgression ailment obtained by section ABC affiliate WVEC, Croslin and Coleman were among a radical of friends astatine the restaurant.

The 2 were talking astir guns erstwhile Croslin allegedly pulled 1 out. He was showing it to her erstwhile it went off, striking her successful the chest, the ailment reportedly said.

Investigators concluded determination was nary statement oregon combat preceding the shooting.

"The preliminary probe has determined the shooting to beryllium accidental and to person taken spot astatine a parking lot," authorities officials said.

Coleman was majoring successful wellness services absorption astatine NSU, the schoolhouse said successful a social media post.

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"She was affiliated with Norfolk State University's Spartans Promise to Persist with Purpose (SP3) programme and was precocious inducted into the National Association for Allied Health Professions," the schoolhouse said. "Her world journey, engagement successful the assemblage community, and caller nonrecreational designation bespeak important milestones successful her beingness arsenic a Spartan. Our thoughts and heartfelt condolences are with Semaj's family, friends, classmates, faculty, and each those who knew and loved her. The nonaccomplishment of a subordinate of our Spartan household is profoundly felt, and we admit that this quality whitethorn bring shock, grief, and galore hard emotions."

Croslin is successful the Norfolk City Jail without bond. His adjacent tribunal day is acceptable for Nov. 2.

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