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Unsolved homicide

Killing of Johnathan Johnson

Year
2023
Where
Hampton, Virginia
Source
Virginia State Police
Evidence
1
What the record says

On May 6, 2023, at approximately 0314 hours, officers were dispatched to a shooting at the 7-11 Store located at 597 Aberdeen Road. Officers arrived and located both victims lying next to a vehicle in the parking lot suffering from multiple gun shot wounds. Both victims were declared deceased by medics on scene. Witnesses described a possible altercation inside of the 7-11 that spilled into the parking lot.

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

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