PORTSMOUTH POLICE SEARCHING FOR ASSAULT SUSPECT

UPDATE: 2/12/2022

Detectives are attempting to identify this unknown person of interest. Investigators would like to speak to them regarding the 300 Effingham Shooting Incident that occurred on January 24, 2022.

We urge anyone with information on this person 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.

ORIGINAL RELEASE:

PORTSMOUTH, VA — On January 24, 2022, around 7:12 p.m., officers responded to the River Walk Inn, located near the 300 block of Effingham Street, for a reported gunshot wound incident. An adult male was located with a life-threatening gunshot wound and a juvenile female was reported as a walk-in at a local hospital with a non-life-threatening gunshot wound.

Investigators have acquired surveillance images and video of an unknown suspect.

We urge anyone with information about this suspect or the incident 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 name 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.