PORTSMOUTH POLICE ARREST JUVENILE SUSPECTS; RECEIVE FIREARM CHARGES

PORTSMOUTH, VA — On March 17, 2023, detectives with the Fugitive Apprehension Unit spotted a suspect vehicle from a recent double shooting that occurred near the 20 block of Swanson Parkway. The suspect vehicle stopped near the 1900 block of Lansing Avenue, and investigators with the Special Investigations Unit and the Fugitive Apprehension Unit took three juvenile occupants into custody without incident. Two stolen handguns and an AR pistol loaded with 60 rounds of ammunition was recovered. Additionally, one of the handguns had a fully automatic Glock “switch” installed.

Two of the juveniles arrested were wanted on juvenile detention orders resulting from a stolen vehicle pursuit involving Suffolk, Chesapeake, and the State Police on March 14, 2023. That incident resulted in a crash in Portsmouth near High Street and Mt. Vernon Avenue. A Suffolk Police officer sustained minor injuries from the collision.

Portsmouth detectives obtained juvenile detention orders for all three juvenile suspects arrested on Friday and charged with Possession of a Concealed Weapon and Underage Possession of a Firearm. One of the juveniles was also charged with Possession of a Machine Gun.

The shooting that occurred near the 20 block of Swanson Parkway is still under investigation.