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Reginald Basnight

Case from Virginia-beach, VA dated Jul 12, 1992

Victim Details

Reginald Reggie Basnight, Jr.

Male

Black / African American

Virginia-beach

VA

1992-07-12

15

Reginald

Basnight

06/22/2026

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In the early morning hours of a summer Sunday in Virginia Beach, a young life was tragically cut short. On July 12, 1992, at approximately 12:30 a.m., 15-year-old Reginald “Reggie” Basnight, Jr., a Black male and a student at Salem High School, was gunned down in the 1200 block of Glyndon Drive. An argument, reportedly with an individual in a small white car, preceded the fatal shooting. Witnesses stated the dispute was over a girl.

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  • Cold Case Homicide Unit - Virginia Beach Police Department
  • Reginald Basnight Jr. (1976-1992) - Memorials - Find a Grave
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