PORTSMOUTH, Va. — Portsmouth Police Chief Stephen Jenkins shared details on multiple recent shootings with City Council during their Tuesday meeting, while also updating them on the city’s year-to-date crime statistics.
One of the shootings Jenkins addressed was a shooting that injured a juvenile late Sunday night on Maple Avenue. Jenkins said that shooting happened when two juveniles were inside a house playing with a firearm, and one accidentally shot the other.
That detail had not previously been released. However, Jenkins did not share the ages of the two juveniles, the condition of the boy who was shot or whether anyone will be charged…