Charlottesville Police Chief Michael Kochis says his department is close to making arrests after a Fourth of July shooting injured five bystanders, including two small children.

Charlottesville Police Chief Michael Kochis gives a press conference regarding a fatal car crash in the city’s Belmont neighborhood, Monday, July 15, 2024, at the Charlottesville police station.

Charlottesville Police Chief Michael Kochis defended his officers' recent conduct in Market Street Park during a press conference on Thursday.