# Killing of Karl Alson

Unsolved homicide · 1992 · Virginia Beach, Virginia

On Wednesday, August 19, 1992, Karl Alston was shot while standing in the 1000 block of Atlantis Drive. A black male who appeared to be about 5'­ 8" weighing around 145 pounds with a medium build was seen with a gun in the area where Karl was gunned down. This suspect was wearing a red and blue polo shirt, baggy blue jeans with black and white tennis shoes. He also had a black baseball cap on. His accomplice is also…

Original record: https://coldcase.vsp.virginia.gov/?p=1986
Case page: https://realjustice.ai/cases/killing-of-karl-alson-va1986

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## Sources

1. Virginia State Police record, https://coldcase.vsp.virginia.gov/?p=1986


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