PORTSMOUTH, Va. — A 17-year-old boy died in the early hours of November 21 in Portsmouth from gunshot wounds.
According to the Portsmouth Police Department, the victim walked into a local hospital with life-threatening injuries from a shooting at 12:27 a.m. He died shortly thereafter.
Upon investigation, the scene of the shooting was located on the 1100 block of Cherokee Road. It was near a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saint's parking lot.
The suspect, a 17-year-old male, was found. He has been charged with Aggravated Murder, robbery and Shooting in the Commission of a Felony.
Neither the identity of the victim nor the suspect has been released at this time.
If you have any information that can help police, contact the Crime Line at 1-888-LOCK-U-UP or call the Portsmouth Police Department’s Criminal Investigation Division at 757-393-8536.