Walter Wally Zakrzewski, 57, was found dead while on duty as a security officer at Virginia Wesleyan College in Virginia Beach on the evening of October 11, 2006. Emergency services were called at 11:27 p.m. after a report of an injured security guard; police and paramedics discovered Zakrzewski’s body outside the student dining hall. An autopsy confirmed his death was a homicide, though the report did not release specific details about the cause of death.

Originally from Chicago, Illinois, Zakrzewski served four years in the U.S. Navy and then worked 35 years in Chicago steel mills. He and his wife had recently relocated to the area and he had taken a job on campus, conducting nightly rounds when the fatal encounter occurred. The investigation remains active; no suspects have been publicly identified and no arrests have been announced. Campus and city security patrols were increased after the killing.

If anyone has information about that night or Zakrzewski’s rounds at the college, please contact the Virginia Beach Police Department.