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Police investigate 2 shootings that leaves 2 women injured in Portsmouth

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Posted at 3:56 PM, Nov 14, 2021
and last updated 2021-11-14 19:25:34-05

PORTSMOUTH, Va. - Portsmouth Police are investigating a shooting that left one woman injured Sunday afternoon.

At 3:26 pm, police received a report about a woman near the 4000 block of George Washington Highway with a non-life-threatening gunshot wound.

She was found by officers at a local hospital, receiving treatment.

Another shooting took place at 6:09 p.m. near the 4500 block of George Washington Highway. Shortly after, a woman was found at a hospital with a non-life-threatening gunshot wound.

Anyone with information about these incidents are urged to call the Portsmouth Police Department’s Criminal Investigation Division at (757) 393–8536 or to submit an anonymous tip through the Portsmouth Crime Line at 1–888-LOCK-U-UP.