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Unsolved homicide

Killing of James Dejarnette

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

On Wednesday, March 15, 2000 at 12:40 am, Virginia Beach Police responded to a private residence located in the 1500 block of New York Avenue for an injured person located inside this residence. The reporting person in this case is the victim'­s roommate who found James lying in the house deceased. The State Medical Examiner'­s Office was able to determine the cause of death is from a gunshot wound and the manner of…

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

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