HAMPTON, Va. (WAVY) — Hampton police are looking for a person who shot a woman while she was traveling in a vehicle Monday afternoon.
The woman’s injuries are not considered life-threatening, police said.
Police said the shooting happened Monday around 3:10 p.m. in the 4200 block of West Mercury Boulevard.
Officers arrived on scene to find the woman who had been shot. She was taken to a local hospital.
The preliminary investigation by police indicates the woman was traveling in a car on West Mercury Boulevard when she was shot.
The motive and circumstances of the incident were still under investigation as of 4 p.m. and there was no suspect information at that time.
The eastbound side of West Mercury Boulevard from Whealton Road to Chestnut Avenue was closed for a period of time as police investigated the shooting.
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