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Unsolved homicide

Killing of Walter Silver

Year
2000
Where
Suffolk, Virginia
Source
Virginia State Police
Evidence
1
What the record says

On May 11, 2000, at about 5:50am, officers responded to Lee St. in reference to a person laying on a porch. The officers found a deceased male with several gunshot wounds. He was identified as Walter Silver and was the resident. Very little information was obtained and the case remains unsolved. Anyone with information is asked to contact Suffolk Police or Suffolk Crime Line. To submit online, go to www.p3tips.com,…

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

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