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Man found shot to death in Portsmouth’s 2nd homicide of the day

Posted at 9:14 PM, Mar 11, 2014
and last updated 2014-03-11 23:40:47-04

Portsmouth, Va. - Portsmouth Police are now investigating the second homicide of the day after they say a man was found unresponsive in the 4000 block of Ketch Drive.

Calls came in about the incident at around 6:46 p.m. on Tuesday.

Officers went to the scene and found a man who they say was unresponsive. They say the man had been shot.

When medics arrived, the man was pronounced dead on the scene.

Right now, police are looking for a black vehicle. Witnesses saw this vehicle leaving the area.

There is no suspect information at this time.

Police say this is the 3rd homicide in the city this year.

If you know anything about this, please call the CrimeLine at 1-888-LOCK-U-UP.

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