16-year-old shot on Paul Jones Street in Portsmouth

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) – A 16-year-old boy was shot Thursday afternoon in Portsmouth, police confirmed.

Portsmouth police said Thursday night that the teen was shot in the 90 block of Paul Jones Street and that his wound was to the “upper body.”

Dispatchers said the call reporting the shooting came in around 2 p.m.

Police said the teen was receiving treatment for his injuries, which they said was not life-threatening.

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