NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — A 25-year-old Newport News man is charged after a shooting sent a man to the hospital with life-threatening injuries Sunday morning.
Just after 11:20 a.m., the Newport News Police Department said officers were called for a report of gunshots in the 100 block of Americana Drive, near J. Clyde Morris Boulevard. When officers got to the scene, they found a man with gunshot wounds. Police said he was taken to a local hospital with life-threatening injuries.
Police said Pele Tyreek Jackson was arrested around 7:10 p.m. Sunday and taken to the Newport News Jail. He's facing a number of charges including malicious wounding in addition to other firearms charges.
Police said the investigation is still underway. Anyone with information leading to this incident is asked to call 1-888-LOCK-U-UP.
