An increase of youth shootings raises concern in Portsmouth Thirty-four victims - including children and adolescents - have fallen victim to acts of violence this year in our city, said the Interim Portsmouth Police Chief. Author: Angelo Vargas Updated: 6:53 PM EST December 23, 2020
PORTSMOUTH, Va. Four people were shot in Portsmouth in less than a week, and three of those victims are children.
On Wednesday, Portsmouth Interim City Manager LaVoris Pace and Interim Portsmouth Police Chief Scott Burke released a video asking the community for any information regarding recent shootings in the city. They are concerned because many of the victims are children.