PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The Portsmouth Police Department said a woman was shot in the Park View area on Wednesday morning.
The incident happened near the 1500 block of Leckie Street just before 8:30 a.m.
The woman was taken to a local hospital for serious but not life-threatening injuries.
Later Wednesday evening, police arrested 38-year-old Maurice Datrelle Ruffin II. Ruffin is charged with aggravated malicious wounding, shooting in the commission of a felony, and possession or transportation of a firearm by a violent felon.
The location of this shooting is just a block away from a shooting on March 21 that left a man seriously injured. Police have not said if the two shootings are connected.
Anyone with information on this incident is asked to call the Crime Line at 1-888-LOCK-U-UP. You can also submit a tip online at P3Tips.com.