PORTSMOUTH, Va. — Police in Portsmouth said a woman has died while two others are in the hospital following a shooting on Friday night.
Officers were called to the 1900 block of Columbus Avenue shortly before 9:30 p.m., near Dale Drive. They arrived to find two women suffering from gunshot wounds. One had serious injuries and the other had life-threatening injuries. A third victim, also a woman, walked into a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
On Friday night, Police Chief Stephen Jenkins told 13News Now the three victims were hurt in what was possibly a shootout.
On Saturday, Portsmouth Police reported that one victim had died. They identified her as 31-year-old Erica Atkins of Portsmouth.
It was the second of three shootings that happened in Portsmouth on Friday. Earlier in the evening, police said a 52-year-old man was shot on Horne Avenue. Then around 10:30 p.m., police found a man with a life-threatening gunshot wound in the 2100 block of Effingham Street.
If you know anything about any of these shootings, you're asked to call the Crime Line at 1-888-562-5887 or submit a tip on the P3 tips app. You never have to give your name.