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Unsolved homicide

Killing of Jacob Moore

Year
2017
Where
Hampton, Virginia
Source
Virginia State Police
Evidence
1
What the record says

On September 30, 2017, at approximately 0423 hours, officers were dispatched to a shots fired call in the area of Shell Road and Melville. Another caller called in advising the shots came from Glendale Road. Officers located Moore in the backyard of 427 Glendale Road suffering from a gunshot wound. Moore died from his injuries. When found, Moore was holding the keys to a Dodge Avenger which was located on the street…

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

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