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Unsolved homicide

Killing of Dominique James

Year
2019
Where
Hampton, Virginia
Source
Virginia State Police
Evidence
1
What the record says

On January 8, 2019, at approximately 0130 hours, officers were dispatched to the area of Duluth and Juanita to check on a stolen vehicle that had just been stolen out of Newport News. Once in the area, officers located the described vehicle with the driver's side and rear driver's side doors open. The vehicle was still running. Officers observed blood all over the rear driver's side door frame on the inside and then…

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

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