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Norfolk police now calling man's death a homicide

Generic: Norfolk Police Department
Posted at 4:58 PM, Aug 16, 2023
and last updated 2023-08-16 17:06:35-04

NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk detectives are investigating a death that is now being ruled a homicide.

On Sunday, Aug. 13, police were flagged down on the 1600 block of Amelia Street to deal with an unresponsive man in a yard, according to the Norfolk Police Department. The 55-year-old man, Gary Joe Robinson, was pronounced dead on the scene.

After the Chief Medical Examiner's Office conducted an autopsy on Wednesday, the death was determined to be a homicide.

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Anyone with information about this homicide is asked to call the Norfolk Crime Line at Line 1-888-LOCK-U-UP or submit a tip through the P3Tips mobile app.