NORFOLK, Va. — A teen has died following a shooting on 35th Street in Norfolk Friday afternoon, according to police. They are investigating his death as a homicide.
Police shared that based on their preliminary investigation, the deceased is a 17-year-old boy.
Around 12 p.m., police received a call to the 800 block of West 35th Street. At the scene, they pronounced a male dead.
Police say this is an ongoing homicide investigation.
"The future is gone," Bilal Muhammad, with Stop the Violence, said. "He probably had good dreams, good aspirations, where he wanted to go in life."
Muhammad who lost his own son to gun violence said it's heartbreaking to hear this happen to another family.
"Please members of the family if you haven't been connected like you should be, connect," Muhammad said. "Because that mother, that father, the siblings they need support."
If you have any information, call the Norfolk Crime Line at 1-888-LOCK-U-UP.
News 3 will provide updates as new information comes in.
