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2 injured in Portsmouth in early morning shooting

Police said two people were shot in the incident on Effingham Street, but their injuries were not considered life-threatening.

PORTSMOUTH, Va. — Portsmouth police say two people were injured in a shooting early Sunday morning on Effingham Street.

Reports of a shooting in the 400 block of Effingham Street were reported to police just before 2 p.m., according to a release from the Portsmouth Police Department (PPD).

At the scene, officers found a woman with a gunshot wound, and medics took her to a local hospital for treatment.

Later, police learned another person who had been shot during the same incident had shown up at a local hospital with a gunshot wound.

Police say the injuries to both people were not life-threatening.

The criminal investigation into this shooting is ongoing, and police have not shared any other details.

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