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Unsolved homicide

Killing of Deaquan Gwynn

Year
2017
Where
Hampton, Virginia
Source
Virginia State Police
Evidence
1
What the record says

On April 21, 2017, at approximately 1126 hours, officers received a call for service for a man down in the area of 420 Catalpa Ave. Officers located Gwynn deceased in the area of 420 Catalpa Ave. After some research, officers learned that on April 20, 2017, officers received a call for shots fired in the area of 416 Catalpa Avenue. At that time, officers were unable to locate a victim. A witness for the April 20,…

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

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