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Person taken to hospital after being shot on I-64 Saturday morning; Man in custody

Police said Mario Blackley, 41, turned himself in Saturday, after a shooting shut down part of the Hampton Roads Bridge Tunnel for hours.

HAMPTON, Va. — A man is in police custody, after a shooting on Interstate 64 at the Hampton Road Bridge Tunnel Saturday morning. 

A spokesperson for Virginia State Police said this was reported to them at around 9:10 a.m. and that there is one shooting victim.

A person has been taken to a local hospital. 

According to police, 41-year-old Mario Blackley turned himself in to authorities Saturday, and investigators said he and the victim are related. 

Blackely is now charged with malicious wounding and remains in Hampton City Jail without bond. 

Interstate 64 eastbound at Mallory Street in Hampton was shut down while the shooting was investigated and VDOT was rerouting traffic.

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