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One dead, another injured after men shot in car in Portsmouth

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Portsmouth, Va. - One man is dead and another is injured after both were shot inside a car on Buchanan Avenue near South Street in Portsmouth, according to police.

The shooting happened just before 2:30am.

Police say the car the two men were in crashed following the shooting.

The driver was pronounced dead at the scene and the passenger suffered non-life threatening injuries.

The driver has been identified as 32-year-old Dante Austin.

The homicide remains under investigation.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Crime Line at 1-888-Lock-U-Up.