SUFFOLK, Va. — An investigation is underway after an officer with the Suffolk Police Department shot a teenage girl Saturday morning.
According to a press release from the city, officers were called to the 6200 block of Oakglen Drive just before 11:45 a.m. Saturday.
When they got to the scene, officers found a teenage girl who was wielding weapons.
Police said the girl approached the officers in a 'threatening manner' with the weapons. That's when an officer shot the girl.
Suffolk police treated the girl for injuries until EMS personnel arrived. They took her to a nearby hospital with what were initially described as serious injuries.
The Suffolk officer involved is on administrative leave pending a criminal and administrative investigation, police said.
The incident is under investigation.
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