A man was left with life-threatening injuries Wednesday afternoon after a stabbing on Chestnut Avenue in Newport News. Police responded to the 2600 block around 1 p.m. and found an adult male suffering from a stab wound before he was rushed to a local hospital.
According to WAVY, officers located the victim in the 2600 block of Chestnut Avenue and determined he had sustained a stab wound requiring immediate hospitalization. The outlet reports the man’s injuries were life-threatening. No further details about the victim, a possible suspect, or what led to the attack have been released.
Newport News’ public daily incident log provides daily offense reports.
Investigation Still Active
The incident remains under investigation, the station’s report notes. WAVY has urged readers to check back for updates as the case develops.
Virginia law makes malicious stabbing or wounding with intent to maim, disfigure, disable or kill a Class 3 felony; a separate aggravated-wounding provision requires severe injury and permanent, significant physical impairment. Those legal definitions do not establish what charge, if any, applies in this case. Police have not publicly identified a suspect or announced charges in connection with the Chestnut Avenue incident.
The Newport News Police Department’s 2025 annual report includes a citywide crime-statistics section, providing broader context on crime in the city.
This is not the only recent stabbing WAVY has covered in Newport News. In a separate case on Crescent Way, the outlet reported that a 17-year-old boy was charged after an overnight stabbing injured a man, though the available reporting does not connect that incident to Wednesday’s attack on Chestnut Avenue.
A Separate Overnight Case on Crescent Way
In that earlier Crescent Way case, officers responded to the 400 block at approximately 3:15 a.m. Monday and found a man with a stab wound that was not life-threatening; he was taken to a local hospital for treatment. Per the same account, police said the suspect and victim lived together and were known to each other. The two cases remain distinct, and nothing in the available reporting ties them together.
No additional information has been released about the Chestnut Avenue victim’s identity, age, or condition following hospitalization. Hoodline will update this story as new details emerge from Newport News police.
