VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Residents of Glenville Circle in Virginia Beach say they are contemplating moving after a man was shot and injured Monday afternoon in what they describe as an escalating pattern of crime linked to a missing fence.

The shooting has left neighbors living in fear, with some saying it represents the final straw in a series of safety concerns that began more than a year ago.

"I've lived here for 10-plus years and never had anything like gun violence in the neighborhood, and it probably solidifies it's time to move out of Virginia Beach," AJ Lawson said.

Virginia Beach police say the victim is in critical condition but did not release any other details including anything about a suspect.

Lawson and other residents trace their neighborhood's problems to January, when a

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