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Updated: Wednesday, 04 Nov 2009, 4:40 PM EST
Published : Wednesday, 04 Nov 2009, 4:39 PM EST
PORTSMOUTH, Va. - Police now have charges on file for two suspects wanted in connection with shooting a Portsmouth 13-year-old in September.
Officers are looking for 18-year-old Jerrit Allen on Malicious Wounding and Use of a Firearm in the Commission of a Felony charges. 20-year-old Keonte Key is also wanted by police, on two counts of Felonious Assault and two counts of Use of a Firearm in the Commission of a Felony. He is considered armed and dangerous and is believed to be a member of the "Blood" gang.
Police say the 13-year-old victim was shot at around 1:15 p.m. on September 3 in the 1500 block of Lansing Avenue.
Anyone with information on the suspects' whereabouts is asked to call Crime Line at 1-888-LOCK-U-UP.
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