PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The Portsmouth Police Department is trying to help someone who was shot on Portsmouth Boulevard Friday night.
The city's dispatch team said the first call about the gunshot wound came in around 8:40 p.m.
Police officers rushed to the 3300 block of Portsmouth Boulevard, which is near Maplewood Park. They found a 33-year-old man there who had been seriously hurt.
Rescue teams rushed him to Sentara Norfolk General Hospital. An update from police in Portsmouth said that he's in stable condition.
The suspect was also taken to the hospital with injuries that weren't life-threatening.
He's been identified as Eddie F. Hunter Jr., 34. He's been charged with Aggravated Malicious Wounding, Use of a Firearm in Commission of a Felony and Possession of a Firearm by Violent Felon.
Hunter Jr. had also been wanted for a previous crime. He faced initial charges of Shoot, Cut, or Stab in Commission of a Felony and Aggravated Malicious Wounding from that incident.
If you know any additional information that could help detectives, call the Portsmouth Police Department or the area's Crime Line at 1.888.LOCK.U.UP.