The Virginian-Pilot
                             THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT 
              Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Wednesday, July 12, 1995               TAG: 9507120461
SECTION: LOCAL                    PAGE: B7   EDITION: FINAL 
DATELINE: NORFOLK                            LENGTH: Short :   26 lines

MAN CRITICALLY WOUNDED

A shooting Tuesday night in a Maltby Avenue residence sent a male to the hospital in critical condition, police said.

The victim, whose name and age were not released, was in surgery late Tuesday and was not expected to survive.

Detectives questioned witnesses and ordered a gunshot residue test for at least one person. The test can sometimes determine whether a person has recently discharged a firearm.

Investigators declined to say whether the shooting was accidental or intentional. Detectives referred all questions to police spokesman Larry Hill, but Hill said he could not comment until investigators contacted him. The shooting victim was taken to the hospital shortly before 9 p.m. with a chest wound, medical officials said.

KEYWORDS: SHOOTING INJURIES by CNB