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Unsolved homicide

Killing of Jamaal Tisdale

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

On April 6, 2000, at approximately 12:56 a.m., police responded to an alley in the 700 block of Rex Avenue for a person shot. When police arrived, they located, Jamaal Tisdale, with apparent gunshot wounds. Detectives canvassed the neighborhood and spoke with residents who heard gunshots between 10:00 p.m. and 11 p.m. on April 5, 2000.

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

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