# Killing of James Allen Sutton

Unsolved homicide · 1988 · Virginia Beach, Virginia

On July 10, 1988 a few minutes past midnight, James Sutton was found lying in the grassy area in the 5500 block of Gower Place suffering from a gunshot. He was taken by Nightingale to Norfolk General Hospital where he died from his injury. His death has been ruled a homicide. Prior to this shooting, Mr. Sutton had been seen with an unidentified male near the area where he was shot. ?

Original record: https://coldcase.vsp.virginia.gov/?p=1772
Case page: https://realjustice.ai/cases/killing-of-james-allen-sutton-va1772

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## Sources

1. Virginia State Police record, https://coldcase.vsp.virginia.gov/?p=1772


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