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Man dies following double shooting on Carver Cir. in Portsmouth

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — Portsmouth Police are investigating a deadly shooting Sunday morning.

Officers responded to a gunshot wound incident near the 10th block of Carver Circle.


In a tweet, police confirmed one man died from his injuries. He was identified Monday as 41-year-old Lamont Brown.

A second man has life-threatening injuries; he was transported to a hospital for treatment.

No further information was released.

Portsmouth Police have a R.E.S.E.T. walk planned for Monday at 4:30 p.m.

This marks the second deadly shooting investigation in the city, this weekend. PPD responded to a shooting near 200 Dale Drive, early Saturday morning. A 22-year-old man died at the hospital. Two suspects were identified in connection to the Dale Drive homicide investigation. Police did not make a connection between the two investigations.

If you have information on the recent shooting investigations, contact the PPD Investigations Bureau at 757–393–8536 or call the Crime Line at 1–888-LOCK-U-UP.