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Police cancel wanted person bulletin in connection to deadly Portsmouth shooting

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PORTSMOUTH, Va. — Police are looking for a man in connection to a recent shooting that left one man dead and another injured.

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On Jan. 24 around 12:30 a.m., Portsmouth police say they responded to Maryview Hospital for a walk-in gunshot wound.

Police say two men who had been shot walked into the hospital: 37-year-old Johnny Burden and 34-year-old Jerome Hunter. Burden died at the hospital and Hunter is still recovering, according to police.

Hunter told officers that his car was shot at on 164 E./Towne Point Rd, according to police.

Police originally said they were looking for 19-year-old Requan Faison, but as of Jan. 31, officers say he is no longer needed for questioning.

The investigation is currently ongoing.

Anyone who has information about this crime can call the Portsmouth Police Department’s Criminal Investigation Division at (757)-393-8536 or you can submit an anonymous tip through the Portsmouth Crime Line at 1-888-LOCK-U-UP.