NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — Newport News police have taken a teenager into custody after a 13-year-old was shot around 1 a.m. on Monday morning.

Newport News police said they were first called to the 19th Street area after their gunshot detection system alerted them of possible shots fired around 12:45 a.m.

They arrived at the scene to find a 13-year-old boy suffering from at least one gunshot wound. He was taken to the hospital and is in stable condition, police said.

Police believe an altercation between the suspect and the victim had ensued leading up to the shooting.

At around 11:50 a.m. on Monday, police said they took the suspect, a 16-year-old, into custody. They were charged with aggravated malicious wounding, possession of a firearm by a juvenile, and other weapons offenses that polic

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