Teenager shot in Chester Thursday has life-threatening injuries, police say

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CHESTER - Police in Chesterfield County are investigating the shooting of a teenager late Thursday afternoon in a neighborhood off Harrowgate Road.

According to an email from Chesterfield Police, the shooting happened around 5:30 p.m. at a residence in the 15100 block of Broadwater Way in the Broadwater Townhome complex. Officers arrived on scene to find the 16-year-old male suffering from a single gunshot wound.

The teen was taken to a local hospital with a life-threatening injury. Police Lt. Erich Hutton told The Progress-Index late Thursday night that he had no update on the victim's condition.

Police have not released many other details about the incident. Anyone who may know something is asked to contact Chesterfield Police at (804) 748-1251, or anonymously through Crime Solvers at (804) 748-0660 or the P3Tips mobile app.

This is a developing story.