CHESTERFIELD, Va. -- A Chesterfield teenager has been hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries after he was shot Friday evening.
Chesterfield Police arrived at the 2700 block of Avalon Heights at 6:45 p.m. for a call related to a shooting.
Officers found the victim, a 16-year-old teenage boy, with a gunshot wound. He was later taken to a nearby hospital.
Lavell Baines, who was visiting a friend in the area, says he heard the shots ring out.
"I was working tonight when I heard a loud sound," Baines said. "My friend pretty much said 'Are those shots?' I'm like it sounded a bit muffled, but that's what it was."
Crime Insider sources tell CBS 6 Jon Burkett that the victim told detectives that he was just walking through the 2700 block of Avalon Heights Road when someone opened fire.
Sources also say that detectives are continuing to sort information related to the shooting.
Police are asking anyone with information on the shooting to contact the Chesterfield police at 804-748-1251 or Crime Solvers at 804-748-0660 or through the P3 app.
This is a developing story, so anyone with more information can email newstips@wtvr.com to send a tip.
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