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Donald Burrell

Case from Hampton, VA dated Oct 09, 2016

Victim Details

Donald Burrell

Male

Black / African American

Hampton

VA

2016-10-09

70

Donald

Burrell

06/28/2026

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In the quiet community of Hampton, Virginia, the life of 70-year-old Donald Burrell, a Black/African American male, was brought to a tragic and violent end. On October 9, 2016, police were called to his home on Somerville Drive for a welfare check, where they discovered his body. An autopsy would later reveal that he had been shot between 13 and 15 times in the upper body. The initial shock of the brutal slaying that rippled through the neighborhood would soon be compounded by the identity of th ...
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  • Obituary for Donald Burrell,Sr. - NEWPORT NEWS, VA
  • dailypress.com: Hampton Police: 70-year-old man fatally shot Sunday
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