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Two shot within 20 minutes in Portsmouth, 25-year-old man dead: Police

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Two separate shootings within 20 minutes in Portsmouth, victims in hospital: Police
Posted at 3:46 PM, Feb 09, 2024
and last updated 2024-02-10 07:40:20-05

PORTSMOUTH, Va. — Two men went to the hospital for separate shootings that happened within 20 minutes of each other in Portsmouth.

There was a man shot on the 3800 block of Augustine Circle, according to Portsmouth police.

Police say that a call for the shooting came in around 2:15 p.m. Friday and once they got to the scene, they found the man with a gunshot wound.

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25-year-old Arthur Harris Jr. was taken to the hospital with a life-threatening injury and, Friday night, police said Harris had died.

A little more than 15 minutes later, several miles away on the 1000 block of Frederick Boulevard, another man was found suffering from a gunshot wound.

Police say that the man was taken to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

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