PORTSMOUTH, Va. — A man who was shot by a Portsmouth police officer after allegedly brandishing a sharp object last month was arrested Monday.
Andre Rawls was charged with attempted malicious injury of a police officer and attempted breaking and entering, the Portsmouth Police Department said. He's being held at Portsmouth City Jail.
The shooting happened on June 19 around 11:30 a.m. when a Portsmouth police officer responded to a call for service near the 2300 block of Greenwood Drive.
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That's where Rawls allegedly brandished a sharp object at the officer, who shot him during the encounter. The police department didn't say what kind of object it was.
Rawls was seriously hurt and taken to a hospital to be treated. Virginia State Police was called in to investigate the shooting.
Anyone with information is urged to call the Portsmouth Police Department at 757-393–8536 or submit an anonymous tip through the Portsmouth Crime Line at 1–888-LOCK-U-UP.