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Man shot several times; home struck by gunfire on Richmond’s Southside

Posted at 5:03 PM, May 07, 2015
and last updated 2015-05-07 18:29:53-04

RICHMOND, Va. -- Police are investigating a second shooting Thursday afternoon on Richmond's Southside that sent a man to the hospital.

Officers said that a man running down the street in an alley was shot several times near Belt Boulevard and Stockton Street around 4:30 p.m.

CBS 6 reporter Chelsea Rarrick said that someone found the victim, who was conscious, near the sidewalk and called 911.

Police said that the man suffered life-threatening injuries and was taken to an area hospital.

Officials have not yet released a suspect description.

The scene of the shooting is just three miles from where police are investigating a deadly shootingin front of the Family Dollar on Midlothian Turnpike.

A Richmond police spokesperson said that officers do not believe the Stockton Street shooting is connected to the incident outside the Family Dollar.