PORTSMOUTH, Va. - Police are investigating a shooting that happened in the 200 block of High Street on Tuesday night.
Around 1 a.m., the Emergency Communication Center was called about an incident.
An adult male told dispatch that he was driving with a gunshot wound to his torso. Officers located the victim and his vehicle on High Street, where he crashed his vehicle into the Children’s Museum.
He was then taken to a local hospital. Police said it appeared that he sustained his non-life threatening wound near the 700 block of King Street.
There is no suspect information at this time.
There were two shootings in Portsmouth Tuesday night. This incident came a few hours after a man walked into a hospital with a gunshot wound.
Anyone who has information call the Portsmouth Police Department Major Crimes Unit at (757) 393-8536 or to submit an anonymous tip through the Portsmouth Crime Line at 1-888-LOCK-U-UP ℠. Callers can also submit an anonymous tip through the Crime Line’s “P3 Tips” app or via their website at www.portsmouthcrimeline.com.
