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

The call came in around 8:30 p.m., according to Newport News police, who were responding to reports of shots fired. The neighborhood is located off J. Clyde Morris Boulevard.

When officers arrived, they found a 15-year-old boy suffering from life-threatening injuries. He was taken for medical treatment but, according to police, he succumbed to his injuries on Tuesday.

“This is a heartbreaking loss for our community. Any time a young life is cut short by violence, it shakes us to our core,” Police Chief Steve Drew said. “We grieve with this family, and we are moving closer to solving this murder.”

The investigation remains ongoing.

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