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Devon Coates

Case from York, VA dated Jun 24, 2013

Victim Details

Devon Coates

Male

White / Caucasian

York

VA

2013-06-24

24

Devon

Coates

07/19/2026

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In the quiet, early morning hours of June 24, 2013, the life of 24-year-old Devon Wade Coates was tragically cut short in his Yorktown, Virginia, apartment. A former Gloucester resident and a graduate of Gloucester High School, he was at home in the Yorktown Square apartments with his wife and a friend, engaged in a video game, when an unexpected sound at their screen door prompted him to investigate. Shortly after going downstairs, his wife and friend heard him cry out for help.

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  • Williamsburg Yorktown Daily: York Investigators Learn of Potential Second Suspect in Monday’s Murder | Williamsburg Yorktown Daily
  • Former Gloucester resident killed in Yorktown shooting on June 24
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