NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — One person is seriously injured after a shooting in Newport News Wednesday morning.
Newport News police responded to the parking lot of an apartment complex in the 400 block of Manor Road at 9:30 a.m.
At the scene, officers found a man with multiple gunshot wounds. The man was taken to a nearby hospital; police say his injuries are life-threatening.
Two bystanders were at the scene. They were uninjured.
Police have found one person of interest. Kelmin Marcell Patton, 26, was charged with the following:
- Two counts of attempted shooting, stabbing, etc., with intent to maim, kill, etc.
- Shooting at or throwing missiles, etc., at a train, car, vessel, etc.
- Use or display of a firearm in committing a felony
- Willfully discharging a firearm in a public place
- Reckless handling of a firearm
- Shooting in or across a road or in a street
- Possession or transportation of firearms, firearms ammunition, stun weapons, explosives or concealed weapons by a convicted felon
Anyone with information about this incident is asked to submit an anonymous tip online here.