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Unsolved homicide

Killing of Jesse Terrell Brown

Year
2007
Where
Virginia Beach, Virginia
Source
Virginia State Police
Evidence
1
What the record says

On Saturday, December 1, 2007 at 10:09 pm, Police responded to the 1300 block of Thamesford Drive after a report of gunfire. Jesse Brown was found suffering from a gunshot wound. He died as a result of his injury. Investigators were able to discover Mr. Brown had been involved in a confrontation with an unknown person just prior to the shooting.

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

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