NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — A teenager has life-threatening injuries after a shooting in the 700 block of Lance Drive in Newport News Sunday evening.

The call came in around 8:30 p.m., according to Newport News police. They were responding to a call of shots fired.

The neighborhood is off J. Clyde Morris Boulevard.

When they arrived, officers found a teenager suffering from life-threatening injuries, according to a press release from Newport News police.

One neighbor said they did not know what happened and did not want to speak on camera.

Mayor Phillip Jones issued a statement following this shooting as well as other recent acts of violence, including Saturday's shooting at Patrick Henry Mall :

“Our community has experienced several isolated shooting incidents in recent days. Any act of v

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