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Portsmouth Police locate person of interest after shooting leaves man dead

Posted at 6:37 PM, May 21, 2020
and last updated 2020-05-21 23:00:29-04

PORTSMOUTH, Va. – Portsmouth Police have located a person of interest in reference to a death investigation.

On Monday, May 11 at approximately 2:26 p.m., dispatch received a 911 call regarding a man who had been shot in the 100 block of Dale Drive. When officers arrived, they found the man with a gunshot wound to the upper body.

The victim was taken to a local hospital, where he later succumbed to his injuries.

Late Thursday night, detectives announced they have located 19-year-old Mary M. Woods of Portsmouth in reference to this case. Authorities asked for the public's help in finding Woods earlier Thursday evening.

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