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Leo Askew

Case from Chesapeake, VA dated Oct 17, 2010

Victim Details

Leo Askew

Male

Chesapeake

VA

2010-10-17

23

Leo

Askew

06/24/2026

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In the predawn hours of October 17, 2010, a house party on Scotia Drive in Chesapeake turned from noise and laughter into panic when gunfire erupted outside the home. Police were dispatched around 3:45 a.m. to the 4000 block, where they found Leo D. “Lil L” Askew, a 23-year-old male, suffering from gunshot wounds. He was pronounced dead at the scene, leaving behind a family and a community that knew him as a 2005 graduate of Oscar Smith High School.

As the scene unfolded, investigato ...
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  • The Virginian-Pilot: 'Person of interest' sought in Chesapeake slayings
  • Leo Askew Obituary | The Virginian-Pilot
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