A man suffered life-threatening injuries after being shot in Portsmouth on Thursday night, with officers locating him in the 3500 block of Towne Point Road. Police had been dispatched to the location at 10:20 p.m., and the victim was rushed to a local hospital for treatment. No suspect information has been released.
According to WAVY.com, officers found the man after being dispatched to the Towne Point Road address, and he was transported for emergency care. The outlet reported that no suspect information had been made available at the time of publication, leaving the circumstances of the shooting unresolved for now.
Towne Point Road's Recent History of Violence
This is not the first time Towne Point Road has made headlines for gunfire. On August 15, two men were injured in a shooting near the intersection of Twin Pines Road and Towne Point Road, with officers responding at approximately 1:13 a.m., as reported by WTKR. Medics transported both of those victims to local hospitals for treatment, and police had not released their conditions or identified any suspects.
A separate shooting on the same road also left two men with life-threatening gunshot wounds, the station's report on that incident states. Police described that case as an active investigation with no additional details available at the time, underscoring how often this stretch of Portsmouth has drawn emergency crews in recent months.
What the City's Crime Numbers Show
The latest shooting comes as Portsmouth police have pointed to broader improvements in violent crime even as property crime climbs. Homicides are down 25% in early 2026 compared with the same period the year before, and aggravated assaults have dropped by roughly 14%, per 13News Now. At the same time, thefts from buildings have surged by more than 200% over the same stretch, a trend the department has flagged as a persistent challenge even as violent crime figures improve.
No further details on Thursday night's shooting have been released, and WAVY.com has said it will provide updates as the investigation develops.
