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Unsolved homicide

Killing of James Hardy

Year
2004
Where
Hampton, Virginia
Source
Virginia State Police
Evidence
1
What the record says

On March 7, 2004, at approximately 0444 hours, officers were dispatched to a shots fired call in the area of the Soap and Suds Auto Spa located at 4117 W. Mercury Blvd. Upon arrival, officers located Hardy lying in the parking lot of the Soap and Suds Auto Spa. Hardy was suffering from multiple gunshot wounds and died from his injuries at the hospital.

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

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