HAMPTON, Va. — A shooting that took place in Hampton on Tuesday evening left a boy with a life-threatening injury.
Shortly after 6:30 in the evening, officers from the Hampton Police Division were sent to a residence located in the first block of Pickett Street.
The officers entered the residence and found a boy suffering from a single gunshot wound. He was transported to a hospital for treatment and was listed in critical but stable condition.
The initial investigation showed a fight had taken place moments before the boy was shot. The circumstances surrounding the shooting, as well as the motive, remain unclear.
The victim was said to be a juvenile, but information on the exact age was not released.
An investigation is ongoing.
If you have any information that might help in this investigation, you are urged to call HPD at 757–727–6111 or the Crime Line at 1–888-LOCK-U-UP.
