UPDATE: 3-year-old boy shot to death on Ash Street in Portsmouth, police confirm
The death of a three-year-old boy is under investigation in Portsmouth.
In a tweet, police said it's happening in the 2500 block of Ash Street. They said the call time was just after 4:30 p.m.
I’m here on Ash Street where Portsmouth Police confirmed a 3-year-old boy is dead. Details are limited. Stay with @WTKR3 as we learn more pic.twitter.com/Yd7tGIhhl6
— KelseyJonesTV (@TvKelsey) April 3, 2023
Neighbors told News 3's Kelsey Jones the boy's death came as a shock to their quiet neighborhood.
"I heard the noise and I was like 'what is that? what is that?' Then that's when I heard somebody running and somebody screaming," said Tomeka Lathan who lives nearby.
No other details were released, including how the boy died.
Tracey Foster, who is also a neighbor, said she did know the family well, but the news hits her hard.
"My neighbor came out of the house, and he was hollering and crying," Foster said. "Then he ran over there to this car, a guy was sitting in the car. The guy went in the house and he came out hollering and crying. I went over there and I was saying 'what happened, what happened?' And the little girl was standing in the yard and I picked her up and held her and brought her back across the street."
Foster said the little girl kept saying "I don't know what I was doing."
As night fell, investigators could be seen canvassing the area for evidence.
This is a developing story. Stay with News 3 for the latest.
