SUFFOLK, Va. — Suffolk Police are investigating a homicide that happened Monday afternoon.
The call came in at about 2 p.m., according to a press release from the City of Suffolk. The shooting happened in the 6100 block of Old Townpoint Road.
Officers found 24-year-old Alvin Brown Jr. with a gunshot wound to the chest, officials said. Suffolk Fire & Rescue responded and transported him to a local hospital, where Brown succumbed to his injuries.
No other information is available at this time, police said.
Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to contact Suffolk Police or Suffolk Crime Line. To submit online, go to www.p3tips.com, visit the Suffolk Police Department website (www.suffolkva.us/spd) and look for the Suffolk Crime Line link, or go to the Suffolk Police Department Facebook page at www.facebook.com/suffolkpolicedepartment. You can also call 888-LOCK-U-UP, 1-888-562-5887, Option 5. Once a person submits a tip, they will be given a TIP ID and password. With this information, they can login at p3tips.com and submit follow-up information, engage in two-way dialogue, be informed of the outcome of the tip, and access any pertinent reward information.