PORTSMOUTH, Va. — A woman is fighting for her life after a shooting in Portsmouth early Wednesday morning, and police said they have taken a man into custody in connection with the incident.

Police said they were called to the 300 block of Choate Street around 12:26 a.m. for reports of gunfire. When officers arrived, they found an adult woman suffering from life-threatening gunshot wounds.

Medics took the victim to a local hospital for treatment. Her current condition has not been released.

The suspect, 49-year-old Lamont Eugene Stevenson, was taken into custody and has been charged with attempted second-degree murder, aggravated malicious wounding, use of a firearm in commission of a felony, shooting within a building, shooting in commission of a felony, and possession of a firearm by

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