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Joel Pittman

Case from Chesapeake, VA dated Jan 18, 2011

Victim Details

Joel Pittman

Male

Chesapeake

VA

2011-01-18

23

Joel

Pittman

06/30/2026

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In the early part of 2011, the city of Chesapeake, Virginia, recorded its first homicide of the year with the death of 23-year-old Joel Pittman. On a Monday evening, authorities were called to a residence on Hoover Avenue where they discovered Pittman's body in the front yard. He had been shot. The home where the young man was found belonged to 18-year-old Tashaun Sherrod.

The investigation into Pittman's death quickly led to a suspect. Chesapeake Police arrested Tashaun Sherrod in connec ...
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