Four people were wounded in a shooting Monday evening, October 5, in the 1000 block of London Boulevard in Portsmouth. Police said two men and two women were taken to area hospitals, and that a suspect was in custody. The department said there was no threat to the public, according to WAVY.
Police have not released the suspect’s identity or described what led to the shooting. The victims’ current conditions and whether charges have been filed also remain unknown.
A separate shooting nearby in 2025
There is a documented earlier shooting on the same boulevard, but it involved a different date and block. WAVY reported that on March 19, 2025, an adult sought hospital treatment after a shooting in the 1100 block of London Boulevard and that the suspect fled on foot. The October 2026 shooting was reported in the 1000 block, involved four wounded people and had a suspect in custody, according to police.
Context for reading crime data
Broader comparisons should also be treated cautiously. Crime data collection includes UCR reporting. Separately, WTKR reported that the idea for Portsmouth’s Crime and Gun Violence Prevention Commission emerged in 2023 and its task force first met in November 2024; that community effort is distinct from the investigation on London Boulevard.
