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Man hospitalized with life threatening injuries after Newport News shooting

Posted at 6:15 PM, Mar 31, 2016
and last updated 2016-03-31 18:15:37-04

Newport News, Va. – A man was hospitalized with life threatening injuries after a shooting Thursday evening.

Police were called to the 700 block of Dresden Drive near the intersection of Kendall Drive shortly after 4 p.m.

When officers arrived, they found a 33-year-old man who had been shot in the inside of his right thigh.

The man was taken to the hospital with life threatening injuries.

The suspect was described as a black male wearing a grey sweater and camouflage shorts. He was last seen running on Kendall Drive.

If you have any information that could help police, call Crime Line at 1-888-LOCK-U-UP.