Man dead in Portsmouth shopping center shooting
PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — A man has died after being shot on Airline Boulevard Wednesday afternoon, Portsmouth Police said.
Officers responded to the 2800 block of Airline Boulevard for a reported gunshot wound around 1:25 p.m. When they arrived, they found Andrese Jennings, 24, with life-threatening gunshot wound injuries, police said, and he was pronounced dead at the scene.
Portsmouth Police’s Major Crimes Unit is asking for the public’s help in identifying a person of interest captured in surveillance footage. The person, police said, is a Black man last seen wearing a military uniform and goes by Malik. Police are also searching for a vehicle connected to the homicide — a white Jetta with Virginia license plate TMK 7068.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Portsmouth Police Investigations Bureau at 757-393-8536 or contact the Crime Line at 1-888-LOCK-U-UP.
WAVY captured photos of the scene depicting a large police presence with crime scene tape surrounding a shopping center parking lot.
If you have any information about this case, you can submit an anonymous tip by calling 1-888-LOCK-U-UP, downloading the P3 tips app to a mobile device, or visiting www.P3tips.com and submitting a tip.
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