PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) – A man was fatally shot on Prentis Avenue Wednesday night, Portsmouth Police said.

According to officials, just after 10 p.m., officers were dispatched to the intersection of Prentis Avenue and Race Street for reports of an unresponsive person.

When officers arrived to the scene, they found 32-year-old Anthony Lamont Jones suffering from a gunshot wound. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

10 On Your Side’s Karina F. Garcia spoke with a nearby neighbor who said the area is known for illicit activities.

“It’s very alarming because it’s right here at the holidays, and that’s devastating for any family to have to experience that a body was just — it seems as though a man was just dumped, just out in the street like it was nothing,” she said. “It’s very alarming.”

The incident remains under investigation, and no additional details have been released.