Unsolved cases
Homicides and other crimes with no one held responsible. Some are a century old. Some are from this year.
Killing of Deaquan Gwynn
On April 21, 2017, at approximately 1126 hours, officers received a call for service for a man down in the area of 420 Catalpa Ave. Officers located Gwynn deceased in the area of 420 Catalpa Ave. After some research, officers learned that on April 20, 2017, officers received a call for shots fired in the area of 416 Catalpa Avenue. At that time, officers were unable to locate a victim. A witness for the April 20,…
1978 · Woodbridge, VirginiaUnsolvedKilling of Deborah Frank
On June 24, 1978, in an incident dubbed 'The Dale City Triple', Karen, along with two other woman, Sharon Lake and Deborah Frank, were found dead inside a Ryland Homes sales trailer in Woodbridge at approximately 6:45 p.m. Karen had just graduated from high school and started her first job at the location. An autopsy revealed all three women died from a gunshot wound.
1974 · Roanoke County, VirginiaUnsolvedKilling of Debra Angle
Debra Angle was found deceased in her apartment, Stratford Park Apartments, on November 12, 1974 during the daylight hours. Her cause of death was ruled to be strangulation and her manner of death a homicide. At the time of her death, Angle was an x-ray technician at a local hospital in Roanoke. She had two female roommates who were not on scene at the time of her death.
1993 · Virginia Beach, VirginiaUnsolvedKilling of Dedric Mason
On July 14, 1993 at 10:30 pm, Virginia Beach Police responded to a report of gunfire in the 3700 block of Mainsail Court in the Twin Canal apartment complex. When officers arrived on scene, they discovered 19 year old Dedric suffering from a gunshot wound to the head. He was transported to the hospital where he died from his injury. Witnesses described to investigators an argument between the victim and two other…
1998 · Roanoke County, VirginiaUnsolvedKilling of Delmer Bush
On May 28, 1998, Roanoke County Police responded to the home of Delmer Bush who lived in the 3400 block of Mount Pleasant Boulevard. Neighbors had not seen him for at least 24 hours. He was found deceased in his home. His cause of death was a gunshot wound to the head. Bush lived by himself and was a regular patron of a few restaurants in the South East area of Roanoke.
2013 · Suffolk, VirginiaUnsolvedKilling of Denishe-Ya Shionae King
On November 16, 2013, officers responded to a fight in progress at a party. The fight escalated with shots being fired. When police arrived, 18 yr. old Denishe-Ya King was found unconscious with a gunshot wound. Attempts to revive her were unsuccessful and King died on scene. The shooter has not been identified and King may not have been the intended target. All leads have been exhausted. Anyone with information is…
2011 · Henrico County, VirginiaUnsolvedKilling of Deon Jackson
On Saturday, May 7, 2011, Henrico Police responded to 2705 Cushing Drive for a reported shooting. Officers arrived and were directed to a green 1997 Mercury Villager parked in the driveway of the residence. Inside the vehicle, officers located a black male with a gunshot wound. The victim, Deon Nathaniel Jackson, was pronounced deceased at the scene. Mr. Jackson was transported to the Medical Examiner's Office for…
2006 · Hampton, VirginiaUnsolvedKilling of Derek Braxton
On June 1, 2006, at approximately 2219 hours, an officer was notified of shooting happening toward the rear of the Clarion Hotel at 1809 W. Mercury Blvd. The officer located Braxton face down on the ground outside near room 419. Braxton died from a gunshot wound to the head. Braxton was walking back to his room with his two-year-old child at the time of his murder.
2012 · Richmond, VirginiaUnsolvedKilling of De'Shawn Mayo
On 01/07/2012 at 2047 hours, a 911 received a call for a person that was lying in the street, possibly shot, in the 600 block of Woodhaven Drive. The first police units marked on scene at 2050 hours and Officer Meade arrived one minute later. Upon arrival, Officer Meade observed an unknown black male victim lying in the street in front of the driveway of 606 Woodhaven Drive. There was no one else walking or driving…
1992 · Isle of Wight County, VirginiaUnsolvedKilling of Desmond Anthony Fergus
The victim was found on August 19, 1992, lying in a ditch half covered by water. The body of Desmond Fergus was decomposed and appeared to be in the ditch for at least two days. Three bullets were recovered from the victim. The victim's vehicle was later recovered in the city of Suffolk on August 24, 1992. ViCAP # 1993VA00038
1998 · Henrico County, VirginiaUnsolvedKilling of Deveron Ellis
On Tuesday, October 22, 1998, Henrico Police received a call to check the welfare of an unknown person lying on a picnic table in Highland Gardens Park located at the corner of Jackson Avenue and Parkview Avenue. Officers located an unknown, black male lying unresponsive on one of the picnic tables. This male was pronounced deceased at the scene. The victim was transported to the Medical Examiner's Office for…
2016 · Hampton, VirginiaUnsolvedKilling of Devin Jones
On December 23, 2016, at approximately 2222 hours, officers responded to assist an officer working at Sentara hospital who had just called in a walk-in gunshot wound victim. Jones was dropped off at the entrance to the hospital by two male friends driving a 2003 Saturn SUV. Jones was pronounced deceased upon arrival at the hospital. Witness information and additional evidence put the location of the shooting at…
2017 · Hampton, VirginiaUnsolvedKilling of Devyn Reed
On July 4, 2017, at approximately 0031 hours, officers were dispatched to a shooting at 504 Patterson Avenue. Officers located Reed and another victim on the ground suffering gunshot wounds. Reed was not breathing and suffered a gunshot wound to the head. Reed was later pronounced deceased. There was a total of five victims from this shooting. They were all said to be hanging out in the back yard when several…
2011 · Henrico County, VirginiaUnsolvedKilling of Diamond Marsh
On Saturday, July 9, 2011, Henrico Police responded to the 700 block of Rural Drive for an unresponsive person lying in the woods. Once on scene, officers located a black female lying in the woods approximately 25 feet from the road. The female was pronounced deceased at the scene and transported to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner for further examination. The victim was later identified as Diamond Marsh.…
1984 · Henrico County, VirginiaUnsolvedKilling of Diana Fleming
On March 30, 1984, Abraham Brockenbrough and Diana Fleming were discovered inside their residence located in the 700 block of Foxhill Road. Both victims died as the result of gunshot wounds.
1989 · Woodbridge, VirginiaUnsolvedKilling of Diana Houle
On August 14, 1989, Diana's decomposed body was found in her apartment at 4390 Whitmer Dr. #3 in Woodbridge. Investigators at the time believed that she died on or about August 1, 1989. An autopsy revealed she died from blunt force trauma.
1994 · Woodbridge, VirginiaUnsolvedKilling of Dina Sapozhnikov
On June 27, 1994, Dina was reported missing in Fairfax County, VA. On June 28, 1994, the investigation led detectives to a friend's residence at 1825 Giles Ct. in Woodbridge where Dina was found dead along with a friend, Aleksandr Kishinevski. An autopsy revealed both victims died from a gunshot wound.
2007 · Henrico County, VirginiaUnsolvedKilling of Dockim Alexander
On September 17, 2007, Henrico Police responded to a shooting call for service in the area of Windomere Avenue. Witness statements reported that the victim, identified as Dockim Alexander, was shot while running away from the unknown suspect. Mr. Alexander was discovered deceased in a backyard in the 500 block of Windomere Avenue.
2019 · Hampton, VirginiaUnsolvedKilling of Dominique James
On January 8, 2019, at approximately 0130 hours, officers were dispatched to the area of Duluth and Juanita to check on a stolen vehicle that had just been stolen out of Newport News. Once in the area, officers located the described vehicle with the driver's side and rear driver's side doors open. The vehicle was still running. Officers observed blood all over the rear driver's side door frame on the inside and then…
2013 · Richmond, VirginiaUnsolvedKilling of Dominique Richardson
On May 11, 2013, at approximately 0308 hours, random gunfire was heard in the area of N. 5th St. and E. Broad St by several officers in the area. As officers were arriving in the area, Extra Duty Officer D. Patterson discovered a male shot on N 4th St just north of E Grace St. Two additional victims were located in the public parking lot in the 400 block of E Broad St. All three victims were transported to VCUMC…
2010 · Richmond, VirginiaUnsolvedKilling of Donald Dock
On November 27, 2010, just after 7:30 p.m., detectives were called to the victim's home at 3414 Decatur Street where he was found inside shot to death.
2000 · Richmond, VirginiaUnsolvedKilling of Donald Harris
The body of Donald Jerome Harris was found inside his vehicle at Gilley's Creek and Jennie Scher Rd. The autopsy revealed he had been shot to death.
1981 · Chesterfield, VirginiaUnsolvedKilling of Donna Dobbs
On June 4, 1981, Donna Dobbs was found shot and killed inside her home at 4221 Old Gun Road in Chesterfield, VA.
1989 · Hanover County, VirginiaUnsolvedKilling of Donna Perry
On October 8, 1989, an unidentified body was found in the North Anna River in Hanover County, near interstate 95. The body was recovered and eventually identified as that of the Donna Renee Perry. Perry had been missing since September 22, 1989, after being dropped off, by a friend, at the Potomac Hospital in Woodbridge, Virginia. At the time of her disappearance Perry lived in a trailer park, with her boyfriend on…