HAMPTON, Va. (WAVY) — A 26-year-old man in Hampton was arrested after a Friday afternoon shooting sent a woman to the hospital.
Police say they were sent to the 2700 block of North Armistead Avenue just after 4 p.m. Friday regarding a shooting incident.
When they got there, officers found a 24-year-old woman who was struck by gunfire. The woman was sent to the hospital with non life-threatening injuries.
Initial investigations revealed that the victim was in an altercation with a known man when he produced a firearm and shot the victim.
Police arrested 26-year-old Javon Armstead in connection to the incident. Armstead is facing one count each of maiming, use of a firearm in commission of a felony, discharging a firearm from a vehicle, and discharging a firearm in public.
Armstead is currently in the custody of the Hampton City Jail.
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