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Man, 26, charged in shooting

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A 26-year-old Hampton man was charged in a shooting that happened Friday afternoon.

Javon Armstead faces one count each of maiming, using a firearm to commit a felony, dischargin­g a firearm from a vehicle and dischargin­g a firearm in public.

Around 4:10 p.m. Friday, police received word of a shooting in the 2700 block of North Armistead Avenue, according to a department news release.

When there, officers found a 24-year-old woman who was struck with gunfire. She was taken to a local hospital with injuries not considered life-threatenin­g.

Police said their investigat­ion indicates the victim was in an altercatio­n with a man she knew when he took out a gun and shot her.

Armstead is in custody at

the Hampton City Jail.

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