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Detectives identify man killed in Portsmouth shooting

Posted at 10:52 PM, Sep 25, 2016
and last updated 2016-09-26 18:54:46-04

PORTSMOUTH, Va. - Portsmouth Police are investigating after a man was shot to death Sunday night.

Dispatchers in Portsmouth received the call at 10:07 p.m. about an unresponsive adult man who had been shot near the 7-Eleven at 3201 George Washington Highway.

Officer arrived to find the man suffering from a gunshot wound to the upper body. Detectives have identified the victim as 37-year-old Adrian Smith.

Smith was pronounced dead at the scene.

At this time, detectives do not have a suspect or motive in this case.  Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call the Crime Line at 1-888-LOCK-U-UP.