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Randy Earl James

Case from Norfolk, VA dated Dec 24, 2015

Victim Details

Randy Earl James

Male

Black / African American

Norfolk

VA

2015-12-24

35

Randy

Earl James

06/29/2026

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In the coastal city of Norfolk, Virginia, the holiday spirit was shattered for one family on Christmas Eve of 2015. On that evening, shortly before 6 p.m., police were called to an apartment in the 1200 block of West Ocean View Avenue. Inside, they discovered 35-year-old Randy Earl James, a male resident of the home, suffering from a gunshot wound. Medics arrived at the scene but were unable to save him, and he was pronounced dead.

The news of the homicide cast a somber shadow over the co ...
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  • WTKR.com: Victim in Christmas Eve homicide in Ocean View identified

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