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Suffolk Police investigate early morning shooting that left one man injured

Suffolk police investigate
Posted at 6:02 AM, Apr 21, 2021
and last updated 2021-04-21 11:49:47-04

SUFFOLK, Va. - Suffolk Police responded to a report of a shooting incident that happened Wednesday in the 600 block of East Washington Street around 1:52 a.m.

Upon arrival, officers found a man, identified as 22-year-old Jermaine Howard Morris suffering from a gunshot wound.

He was assessed and treated by Suffolk Fire & Rescue personnel and was taken to a local hospital with serious injuries.

Morris is still hospitalized in serious condition, police said.

The investigation remains ongoing at this time and there is no further information available for release.

If anyone has information regarding this incident, please contact Suffolk Police or Suffolk Crime Line. To submit online, go to www.p3tips.com, visit the Suffolk Police Department website (www.suffolkva.us/spd) and look for the Suffolk Crime Line link, or go to the Suffolk Police Department Facebook page at www.facebook.com/suffolkpolicedepartment. You can also call 888-LOCK-U-UP, 1-888-562-5887, Option 5. Once a person submits a tip, they will be given a TIP ID and password. With this information they can login at p3tips.com and submit follow-up information, engage in two-way dialogue, be informed of the outcome of the tip, and access any pertinent reward information.