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One dead, one hospitalized in Norfolk shooting

Posted at 8:30 AM, Jun 25, 2016
and last updated 2016-06-27 15:56:55-04

NORFOLK, Va. - One woman is dead and another has been hospitalized after a shooting incident.

Friday at 11:45 p.m., dispatch received a call for gunshots heard in the 800 block of A Avenue.

When police arrived, officers found a woman on the sidewalk suffering from a gunshot wound. Medics pronounced her dead at the scene.

She was later identified as 28-year-old Teresa Hunter of Portsmouth.

As officers began investigating the incident, DePaul Medical Center reported a gunshot victim that walked into the hospital for treatment.

According to police, the woman was near the 800 block of A Avenue when she was shot. She is expected to be okay.

Detectives have not released a description of the suspect.

If you have any information about this incident, call the Crime Line at 1-888-LOCK-U-UP.