SUFFOLK, Va. — Suffolk Police shot a suspect who tried to run away while they were taking them into custody in connection to another shooting Tuesday morning, police said Tuesday afternoon.
There was a large police presence in the Suffolk neighborhood on Tuesday morning following the incident.
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Responding to call for a person with a weapon on South Lloyd Street just before 7 a.m., police found a man who had been shot.
The alleged shooter, who police said is a known offender, had left the scene on foot, police said.
Around 8:30 a.m., police located the suspect on Nixon Drive, but when they tried to take him into custody, he ran again, police said.
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News 3 talked with the owner of the property on Nixon Drive where police appeared to be focused. He did not want to talk on camera, but said he was in his yard with his dog when the suspect ran through his property.
Police shot the suspect and, as of Tuesday afternoon, was in the hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
Neither person had been identified by police Tuesday.
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News 3 asked if Virginia State Police will be investigating the police shooting, which is common practice for law enforcement agencies when they're involved in a shooting.
Police department spokesperson Mandy Bartholomew said the police department will be investigating.
"We have full confidence in our Criminal Investigations Division to handle this investigation. If necessary, Virginia State Police can be contacted," Bartholomew said.
