HAMPTON, Va. — UPDATE: A boy is seriously hurt after a shooting in Hampton Tuesday evening.
The Hampton Police Division responded to a home in the first block of Pickett Street just after 6:30 p.m. Inside the home, police found a boy with a life-threatening gunshot wound.
Medics took the boy to a hospital, where he is in "critical but stable condition," according to the division.
Investigators believe that the boy was involved in a fight inside the home when he was shot. However, the motive and circumstances are still under investigation.
Police didn't say the boy's exact age, just that he is a juvenile.
Police identified the suspect as Giovanni Hardee, a 16-year-old from Hampton. He faces charges of malicious wounding, use of a firearm in the commission of a felony and possession of a firearm by a minor.
Hardee hasn't been arrested, the division said.
Anyone with information is asked to call the police division at 757–727–6111 or the Crime Line at 1–888-LOCK-U-UP. Tipsters can also send an anonymous tip by visiting our secure tip form at P3Tips.com.
