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Portsmouth police investigate overnight shooting in home invasion

Posted at 5:09 AM, Nov 10, 2016
and last updated 2016-11-10 10:20:39-05

PORTSMOUTH, Va. – Police are looking for the person responsible for shooting a man around 12:30 a.m. during a home invasion.

The shooting happened in the 1000 block of Melvin Drive.

Police say the man was shot in the lower extremities.  He was transported to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

There was no word on whether or not the homeowner was the person shot.

Anyone with information on this shooting is asked to call Crime Line at 1-888-LOCK-U-UP.