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UPDATE: Suffolk Police advise that the victim in this morning’s shooting has been identified as Jermaine Howard Morris, age 22, of Suffolk.

He remains hospitalized in serious condition.

Earlier: Suffolk Police are investigating a shooting that happened early Wednesday in the 600 block of East Washington Street.

The shooting was reported at 1:52 a.m., according to a city press release. Once on scene, Officers discovered an adult male suffering from a gunshot wound. He received emergency medical assessment and treatment by Suffolk Fire & Rescue personnel and was taken by ground ambulance to a local hospital with serious injuries.

The investigation remains ongoing at this time, and there is no further information available, the press release stated.

If anyone has information regarding this incident, please contact Suffolk Police or Suffolk Crime Line.  To submit online, go to www.p3tips.com, visit the Suffolk Police Department website (www.suffolkva.us/spd) and look for the Suffolk Crime Line link, or go to the Suffolk Police Department Facebook page at www.facebook.com/suffolkpolicedepartment. You can also call 888-LOCK-U-UP, 1-888-562-5887, Option 5. Once a person submits a tip, they will be given a TIP ID and password. With this information they can login at p3tips.com and submit follow-up information, engage in two-way dialogue, be informed of the outcome of the tip, and access any pertinent reward information.