NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (WAVY) — A man was shot on Jefferson Avenue in Newport News Wednesday evening and has potentially life-threatening injuries, police said. Around 8:57 p.m., Newport News Police officers were sent to the 12900 block of Jefferson Avenue, in the area of the Richneck Shopping Center, in reference to a shooting, police said. When officers arrived, they found a man suffering from at least one gunshot wound, police said, and he was taken to a local hospital for potentially life-threatening injuries. Police are investigating the shooting, and there is no suspect information being released at this time. Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to contact the Crime Line at 1-888-LOCK-U-UP or submit a tip online at P3Tips.com.