PORTSMOUTH, Va. — Wednesday morning, about 10 minutes before 1 a.m., police said a man was shot and killed in the 2700 block of Turnpike Road in Portsmouth.
On Thursday, police identified the victim as 18-year-old Talik Farmer.
Investigators say he was shot in the torso. Farmer was reportedly driving his car when someone shot him. Then, he crashed into a utility pole.
When first responders found him, they tried to save his life, but he died at the scene.
Germane Green, a resident of Portsmouth, lives in the neighborhood where it happened.
"This area is a hub for crime," said Green. "It doesn’t surprise me. You got neighborhoods, surrounding neighborhoods that breed violence and it trickles down."
Data from the Portsmouth Police Department shows violent crime in the city has doubled from the same period in 2019.
The rise in crime is a constant concern for Green and his children.
"Moving to this neighborhood, this is the first year my kids heard gunshots, so it’s a concern," said Green.
Investigators did not have any suspect information Wednesday morning.
This shooting followed another one that took place Tuesday night in the city. Police found a man who had been shot on Deep Creek Boulevard. Right before authorities got reports about that incident, they learned that another gunshot victim walked into a local hospital.
Wednesday morning, Portsmouth Commonwealth's Attorney Stephanie Morales addressed the recent crimes in a Facebook post:
"Portsmouth family, please spend some time talking to your young ones today. Tell them how valuable they are to us and how precious human life is. Tell them how critical it is that they value their own lives and the lives of others. I pray for our city and for everyone who has lost loved ones this year, violently and otherwise. As our nation turns a corner, so must our community. I, personally will be advocating for new services in our city to seek drastic change and to build the society we need and that our children deserve," Morales wrote in the post.
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If you know anything that could help police, call the crime line at 1.888.Lock.U.Up.