Shooting at 2300 BLOCK OF CHESTNUT ST on 04/05/2026 3:26 AM
Type: Shooting
Date: 04/05/2026 3:26 AM
Description: GUNSHOTS FIRED. This is from the Portsmouth, VA police calls for service. Information is subject to change.
Address: 2300 BLOCK OF CHESTNUT ST, PORTSMOUTH, VA
Case Number: 2026038574
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Blanchard Sanks JrMissing Age
39Est. Current Age
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Norfolk, VA on 11/23/2023Physical Description
Race: Black Ethnicity: Gender: Male Hair: Bald Eyes: Brown Height: 5' 11" Weight: 170 lbsCase Number
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Name
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ShootingInfo
On may 19, 2015, officers were dispatched to a shots fired call in the area of 100 tudor court. Officers located jordan face down next to a parked vehicle at 98 tudor court. Jordan was with another black male in the complex when a grey vehicle approached them and opened fire on them both, killing jordan. Jordan was pronounced dead on scene. The other black male was shot in the foot.Agency
Virginia State Police