PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The Portsmouth Police Department is investigating a shooting that happened on Saturday and left a man dead.
According to police, a call to respond to the 40 block of Gilmerton Avenue came in at 7:27 a.m. That's close to Effingham Street.
When officers arrived, they found a man who had been shot and died from his injuries.
He's been identified as Tyre-a Irvon Mepherson, 23, of Chesapeake.
This is an ongoing investigation. If you have any information that can help, call the PPD Investigations Bureau at 757-393-8536 or call the Crime Line at 1-888-LOCK-U-UP.
