PORTSMOUTH, Va. – Police have identified a man who they believe shot a 13-year-old boy.
Police are looking for 20-year-old Sakemio N. Beale. Beale has warrants out for felonious assault, shooting into a moving vehicle, use of a firearm in the commission of a felony, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
The teen walked into the Maryview Medical Center emergency room with a non-life threatening gunshot wound to his shoulder on Monday around 5:50 p.m.
The boy said that he was hit by gunfire near Hickory Street and was driven to the hospital for treatment.
Police officers located a crime scene in the 2500 block of Hickory Street.
Detectives say the boy was not the intended target of the shooting.
If you have any information that could help the investigation, call Crime Line at 1-888-LOCK-U-UPSM.
