CHESAPEAKE, Va. — A woman is fighting for her life after she was shot several times in Chesapeake on Friday afternoon.
According to Chesapeake police, the shooting happened around 5:42 in the 100 block of Gainsborough Square, off of Battlefield Boulevard. The victim was rushed to the hospital with possible life-threatening injuries.
Police said the suspect was seen taking off on foot toward Chesapeake Regional Medical Center. The hospital went into lockdown as a precaution, and police set up a perimeter around the area.
The suspect was not found and the lockdown has since been lifted.
Police say the suspect is described as being a Black man with short hair wearing a blue mask, blue jeans, and a green shirt with a traffic vest over it.
If you have any information about this shooting, you're asked to call the Crime Line at 1-888-LOCK-U-UP or submit a tip online at p3tips.com.