Man left with life-threatening injuries after being shot in Hampton, police searching for suspect
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and last updated 2021-03-13 10:05:53-05
HAMPTON, Va. - The Hampton Police Division is investigating after a 19-year-old man was seriously injured in a Friday night shooting.
At approximately 9:32 p.m., dispatch received a call regarding a shooting in the 2300 block of West Mercury Boulevard. When officers arrived, they found the victim, who had been struck by gunfire.
The victim was taken to a local hospital with life-threatening injuries.
According to police, the victim exchanged gunfire with an unknown suspect in the parking lot of a business shopping center and was shot during the exchange.