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Unsolved homicide

Killing of Alton Guinyard

Year
1990
Where
Henrico County, Virginia
Source
Virginia State Police
Evidence
1
What the record says

On Tuesday, February 27, 1990, at approximately 7:45 a.m., Henrico Police responded to 2417 Allence Boulevard for an unresponsive black, male sitting in a van. The victim, identified as Alton Lamont Guinyard, was pronounced deceased at the scene and transported to the Medical Examiner's Office for examination. The cause of death was determined to be gunshot wounds.

From the Virginia State Police cold case database. Records change. The source is the authority.

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