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Man charged in Chesapeake shooting resulting in serious injuries

Police arrested a man accused of shooting and severely injuring another man on Acorn Street.

CHESAPEAKE, Va. — Chesapeake Police said Monday they were investigating an early-morning shooting that left a man hospitalized with serious injuries.

Calls about gunfire in the 1700 block of Acorn Street started coming in around 2:47 a.m.

When police got to the scene, they found a man suffering life-threatening injuries.

He was taken to a hospital, and an update on his condition was not available by 6 a.m. Monday.

Later that morning, police arrested 21-year-old Jaquan Aarion Powell for his alleged role in the shooting. Powell was charged with felony aggravated malicious wounding, use of a firearm in the commission of a felony, eluding police, carrying a concealed firearm and misdemeanor obstruction of justice.

Investigators are still working on the case. More charges could be pending.

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