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Unsolved homicide

Killing of Soloman Hollie

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

On Thursday, October 21, 2004, Henrico Police responded to a parking lot located in the 5700 block of Old Richmond Ave for an unresponsive black male. Officers arrived and located the victim lying face down in the passenger seat of a green 1997 Chevrolet. He was pronounced deceased at the scene. The victim was transported to the Medical Examiner’s Office for further examination and identification. The victim was…

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