# Killing of Derek Braxton

Unsolved homicide · 2006 · Hampton, Virginia

On June 1, 2006, at approximately 2219 hours, an officer was notified of shooting happening toward the rear of the Clarion Hotel at 1809 W. Mercury Blvd. The officer located Braxton face down on the ground outside near room 419. Braxton died from a gunshot wound to the head. Braxton was walking back to his room with his two-year-old child at the time of his murder.

Original record: https://coldcase.vsp.virginia.gov/?p=9901
Case page: https://realjustice.ai/cases/killing-of-derek-braxton-va9901

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## Sources

1. Virginia State Police record, https://coldcase.vsp.virginia.gov/?p=9901


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