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Domestic-related shooting in Norfolk sends man to the hospital with life-threatening injuries; woman in custody

Police said a woman was taken into custody on Tuesday night.

NORFOLK, Va. — Police said a barricade situation ended peacefully and a woman was taken into custody in Norfolk on Tuesday evening.

The Norfolk Police Department said officers were called to Dover Circle around 5:23 p.m. for a report of a domestic-related shooting. Police said a man was taken to the hospital with a life-threatening gunshot wound.

A standoff ensued between officers and a person inside a home. Police asked for people to avoid the area around Dover Circle.

Shortly after 8:30 p.m., police posted on social media that "the situation has resolved peacefully" and a woman was in custody.

Authorities offered no other immediate information about the circumstances of the shooting and ensuing barricade situation.

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