Man fighting for his life after being shot in chest in Richmond’s East End

Man fighting for his life after being shot in chest in Richmond’s East End

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) -- A man is fighting for his life in the hospital after he was shot in the chest in Richmond's East End Tuesday evening.

At 5:25 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 17, officers with the Richmond Police Department responded to the 2100 block of Newbourne Street for the report of a shooting.

When officers arrived, they found a man with a gunshot wound to the chest. Police said he was taken to a local hospital with life-threatening injuries.

Anyone with information is asked to call police at 804-646-6733.