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Man arrested in connection with shooting last July in Suffolk

Jerry Vann Pork Jr. (Photo courtesy: Suffolk)

SUFFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — Police in Suffolk say they have arrested a 27-year-old Portsmouth man in connection with a shooting that left another man injured last July on Freeman Avenue.

Jerry Vann Pork Jr. is charged with two counts of assault by shooting, stabbing, etc in the commission of a felony; two counts of use or display of a firearm in the commission of a felony; discharge of a firearm in or around a school; and attempt to commit a non-capital offense.


He was arrested Friday after a direct indictment was issued for Suffolk Circuit Court, Suffolk officials wrote in a news release Monday.

Police say the shooting happened just before midnight on July 18 in the 6200 block of Freeman Avenue in the Huntersville area of Suffolk.

The victim, a man, was taken to a local hospital with serious injuries.

Pork is currently being held at the Western Tidewater Regional Jail in Suffolk.