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Man suffering from non-life threatening injuries after Newport News shooting

Posted at 7:45 PM, Sep 22, 2017
and last updated 2017-09-22 19:45:25-04

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – One person has been injured in a shooting on 16th Street in Newport News early Friday evening.

Officers with the Newport News Police Department arrived at the scene at 5:30 p.m. to find a 32-year-old male suffering from a non-life threatening gunshot wound to his shoulder. The victim told officers he was standing in a parking lot in the area of 16th Street and Ivy Avenue when he heard three to four gunshots before realizing he had been shot.

Medics transported the victim to a local hospital for treatment. There is no information on a possible suspect.

Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call the Newport News Crime Line at 1-888-LOCK-U-UP (1-888-562-5887).

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