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Portsmouth police: Two men walk into hospital with gunshot wounds less than an hour apart

One man is dead, and the other man is expected to be okay.

PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The Portsmouth Police Department is investigating after two separate men walked into hospitals with gunshot wounds Tuesday morning. 

According to a tweet, police got a call from a local hospital when 28-year-old Bernard Maurice Clack walked in with a gunshot wound at 1:18 a.m. His injury was considered life-threatening, and he later died.

Less than an hour later, according to an additional tweet, another man walked into a hospital with a gunshot wound. That happened at 1:42 a.m. He's expected to be okay. 

At this time, the second man's name hasn't been released.

Police do not believe these two incidents are connected.

This is an ongoing investigation. If you know anything that can help investigators, contact the Crime Line at 1-888-LOCK-U-UP or submit an anonymous online tip by clicking here.

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