Portsmouth, Norfolk and Hampton all saw gun violence over the weekend, leaving at least two people dead and others injured. A local activist who lost his own son to gun violence is calling for change.
Around 8:40 Saturday night, a man was shot near Scope Arena in Norfolk. Police say several people were detained while investigators worked to determine what led to the shooting.
Man hospitalized after shooting near Norfolk Scope, police say
In Portsmouth, police are investigating two separate shootings that happened within an hour of each other early Sunday morning.
Portsmouth police investigate 2 separate early morning shooting incidents on May 10
Officers responded to Frederick Boulevard around 12:20 a.m., where they found one person dead. Investigators are treating the case as a homicide and are searching for two persons of interest.
Local activist Bilal Mohammed knows the impact of gun violence personally. His son, Ali Mohammed, was killed in Norfolk in 2023…