PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — Portsmouth Police say a male juvenile was shot and seriously injured Friday night on Virginia Avenue.

Dispatchers received an emergency 911 call at 8:39 p.m. Friday reporting the gunshot wound in the 1100 block of Virginia Avenue.

The victim is a boy, but police did not release his age.

Police also said they did not know the extent of the boy’s injuries as of 9 p.m. Friday.

He was taken to a local hospital for treatment.

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