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Karlsten Baines

Case from Portsmouth, VA dated Apr 09, 2020

Victim Details

Karlsten Baines

Male

Black / African American

Portsmouth

VA

2020-04-09

25

Karlsten

Baines

07/08/2026

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On the night of April 9, 2020, the sound of gunshots broke the quiet in the 1900 block of Redgate Drive in Portsmouth, Virginia. When police officers arrived around 11:28 p.m., they discovered a man suffering from a gunshot wound to his torso. Medics pronounced him dead at the scene. The victim was later identified as 25-year-old Karlsten Baines, a resident of Portsmouth.

In the days following the shooting, Portsmouth police began their investigation and sought help from the public. They ...
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  • WTKR: Portsmouth Police looking for persons of interest in connection with man's homicide
  • pilotonline.com: Man fatally shot in Portsmouth
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