Portsmouth, Va. – Police say they have now charged a man in connection to a shooting that occurred on September 25th on Des Moines Avenue in Portsmouth.
A 30-year-old man was taken to the hospital after police say he was shot in the lower part of his body.
Police arrested and charged 37-year-old Elsworth Copeland, III.
They’ve charged Copeland with several felonies including aggravated malicious wounding, use of a firearm in the commission of a felony, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and attempt to commit a non capital offense.
Copeland is now in the custody of the Portsmouth Sheriff’s Office.
