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Unsolved homicide

Killing of Jerry Washington

Year
1996
Where
Henrico County, Virginia
Source
Virginia State Police
Evidence
1
What the record says

On August 15, 1996, Jerry C. Washington was sitting in the living room of a friends apartment located at 1611 Virden Court watching movies when multiple shots were fired through a back door of the apartment. Mr. Washington was struck by several rounds and died at the scene.

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

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What does the record establish, and what has never been explained?

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