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Unsolved homicide

Killing of Quincy Ward

Year
1999
Where
Suffolk, Virginia
Source
Virginia State Police
Evidence
1
What the record says

On June 19, 1999, at about 1:40am, officers responded to Columbus Avenue for a report of a male who had been shot. When officers arrived, they found Quincy Ward laying in the roadway suffering from a gunshot. Quincy was pronounced dead on scene. Investigators have very little information about Quincy’s murder. Anyone with information is asked to contact Suffolk Police or Suffolk Crime Line. To submit online, go to…

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

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