Portsmouth police: 2-year-old dies days after he was shot

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (AP) — Police in Virginia say a toddler has died days after he was found shot at his home.

Portsmouth police say officers responding to a report of a gunshot wound on Deep Creek Boulevard on Wednesday night found the 2-year-old boy inside his home with a life-threatening injury.

The boy was taken to a hospital in critical condition and police say he died Saturday.

Police haven’t released details of the circumstances leading up to the shooting.

Police say they are searching for a man charged in an arrest warrant with second-degree murder and other offenses.

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