CHESAPEAKE, Va. — The Chesapeake Police Department is investigating a shooting that left a young child hurt Wednesday night.
According to a spokesperson for the department, officers received a call at 8:08 p.m. that the child had been shot and was being taken elsewhere.
Police made contact with the mother shortly thereafter.
The child, who was later identified as a 1-year-old, is expected to be okay. Police also found that the mother's car had been damaged by gunfire as well.
The victim is the youngest gun violence victim police have seen this year in Chesapeake, according to a spokesperson for the city's police department.
The incident allegedly happened near the area of Bainbridge Blvd. and Jefferson St.
This is an ongoing investigation.
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