PORTSMOUTH POLICE INVESTIGATE SHOOTING ON LECKIE STREET

UPDATE: 4/13/2022

Police have apprehended 38-year-old Maurice Datrelle Ruffin II.

ORIGINAL RELEASE:

PORTSMOUTH POLICE, VA — On April 13, 2022, at approximately 8:29 a.m., officers responded to the 1500 block of Leckie Street for a reported gunshot wound incident. An adult female was located with a serious gunshot wound; she has been transported to a hospital and is receiving treatment. Detectives are now searching for 38-year-old Maurice Datrelle Ruffin II. He is charged with Aggravated Malicious Wounding, Shoot in Commission of a Felony, and Possession or Transportation of a Firearm by Violent Felon.

Those with information about Mr. Ruffin’s whereabouts are urged to contact the Criminal Investigation Division at 757–393–8536. Callers can also leave an anonymous tip with the Crime Line at 1–888-LOCK-U-UP or use the Crime Line’s “P3 Tips” app. You can also submit information to the Portsmouth Crime Line Website at www.p3tips.com. Crime Line tipsters are never asked to give their names or required to testify in court. If a crime line caller’s tip leads to an arrest, they may be eligible for the recovery of up to $1000.