HAMPTON, Va. - A 19-year-old died early Thursday morning after a shooting in Hampton on Wednesday night.
Hampton Police were called to the intersection of North King Street and Huffman Drive around 8:45 p.m. after receiving multiple calls about a shooting.
Officers arrived on the scene and found a man near the road suffering from a gunshot wound. The victim, Jonathan Powers, was transported to a local hospital for treatment of life threatening injuries.
Powers died as a result of his injuries at 1:23 a.m. Thursday morning.
Police say the motive and circumstances around the shooting remain under investigation. The case is now being investigated as a homicide.
There is no suspect information at this time.
Additional details will be released as they become available.
Anyone with information that may help police is asked to call the Crime Line at 1-888-LOCK-U-UPSM.
