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Two juveniles shot on 35th St. in Newport News, five people shot in area in one month

Posted at 9:31 PM, Sep 01, 2016
and last updated 2016-09-01 22:30:52-04

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – Two juveniles were shot on 35th street and Marshall Ave. Thursday night, according to Police.

The victims were a male and a female and now make five people shot in this neighborhood over a one month period.

The male has on-life threatening injuries and the female has possible life-threatening injuries.

Both were shot in the leg area one time and have been transported to a local area hospital for treatment.

Witnesses say they heard four shots.

Police Dispatch got the call about the incident at 8:29 p.m.

No suspect information is available at this time.

This is an ongoing investigation.

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

Thursday’s incident comes after several other recent shootings in the same neighborhood:

Three kids – ages 10, 14 and 16 shot in Newport News neighborhood

Man suffers serious injuries after shooting in Newport News