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Unsolved homicide

Killing of Denishe-Ya Shionae King

Year
2013
Where
Suffolk, Virginia
Source
Virginia State Police
Evidence
1
What the record says

On November 16, 2013, officers responded to a fight in progress at a party. The fight escalated with shots being fired. When police arrived, 18 yr. old Denishe-Ya King was found unconscious with a gunshot wound. Attempts to revive her were unsuccessful and King died on scene. The shooter has not been identified and King may not have been the intended target. All leads have been exhausted. Anyone with information is…

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

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