Police: 1 shot, possible suspect barricaded in Newport News

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (WAVY) – One person was shot and another person, who is being called a possible suspect, barricaded himself in an apartment after a shooting on Turlington Road in Newport News Thursday night, Newport News police said.

Police responded to reports of a shooting in the 400 block of Turlington Road around 10:05 p.m., and when officers arrived, they found a man in the street with a gunshot wound. He was taken to a local hospital “with non-life threatening injuries,” police said.

Police said a possible suspect barricaded himself in the apartment, and the police tactical unit was mobilized. People are advised to avoid the area, police said.

Check WAVY.com for updates.

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