Karl Alston

Murdered
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A teen is shot while standing in the 1000 block of Atlantis Drive in Virginia Beach
On August 19, 1992, 19-year-old Karl Alston was fatally shot while standing on Atlantis Drive in Virginia Beach, Virginia. According to witnesses, two men were seen in the area before the shooting. The first suspect, described as a Black male around 5'8" with a medium build, was wearing a red and blue polo shirt and baggy blue jeans. The second suspect, a shorter Black male with dreadlocks on top of his head, drove a tan two-door Buick, believed to be a Regal model. Despite eyewitness accounts a ...Read More
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    Victim Details

    Karl Alston

    September 3, 2022

    Male

    African-American / Black

    Virginia Beach

    VA

    1992-08-19

    19

    Karl

    Alston

    Black

    Brown

    5'8

    174 lbs

    10/07/2024


    Area Body Found:
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    10/27/2024
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