RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Richmond Police have shut down a portion of northbound Chamberlayne Avenue for a shooting investigation.

Police tell 8News a man appears to have shot himself inside a car. It happened shortly before 3 p.m. in the 1500 block of Chamberlayne Avenue, near Fritz Street.

Police haven’t said how long the road will be closed for the investigation.

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