A man was arrested and charged in connection with a child being found shot Tuesday morning, Portsmouth police told News 3 on Thursday.
46-year-old Lennox St. John was charged with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, possession of ammunition by a convicted felon, child cruelty and failure to secure firearm, according to Portsmouth police. News 3 reached out to police to confirm St. John’s relationship to the injured child.
According to police, officers went to Jamestown Avenue around 9:15 a.m. on Tuesday for a report of a gunshot. When they got there, they found a child shot. The child was taken to a hospital for treatment…