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Unsolved homicide

Killing of Louis Barone

Year
1996
Where
Virginia Beach, Virginia
Source
Virginia State Police
Evidence
1
What the record says

On Wednesday, November 6, 1996, Police were called to the 100 block of Castilian Drive for a report of gunfire. Moment's later police discovered a male sitting in a dark colored 1992 GMC pickup suffering from a gunshot to the head. Rescue transported the victim to Virginia Beach General Hospital where he died. Witnesses described hearing a gunshot about 5:45 pm and then observed a white male exit the dark colored…

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

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