PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — A boy found with a gunshot wound Thursday night in Portsmouth appears to have shot himself, police say.
Police say it happened around 10:20 p.m. in the 1100 block of Virginia Avenue. That is in London Oaks Apartments.
When officers arrived on the scene, they found a boy who had been shot. He is expected to survive.
In an update, a police spokeswoman said Friday morning that the wound appeared to have been self-inflicted but didn’t share additional details.