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Unsolved homicide

Killing of Thelbert Howard

Year
2023
Where
Hampton, Virginia
Source
Virginia State Police
Evidence
1
What the record says

On July 29, 2023, at approximately 1309 hours, officers were dispatched to a shooting complaint in the 200 block of Regent Street. Officers arrived and located Howard lying on his back near the wood line behind 219 Regent Street suffering from multiple gun shot wounds. 357 casings were located on scene. Howard was declared deceased after being transported to Riverside Hospital.

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

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