In the early morning hours of Tuesday, April 19, 1994, the body of 31-year-old Robert McFarland was found in an alley in the 5800 block of East Hastings Arch in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Officers and rescue personnel arrived at about 3:00 a.m. and discovered McFarland had sustained a fatal gunshot wound to the head. The medical examiner ruled the manner of death a homicide.

McFarland was described as 6 feet 3 inches, 230 pounds, with brown eyes, black hair, and a full beard and mustache. The Virginia Beach Police Department Cold Case Homicide Unit lists the investigation as open; no suspects have been publicly identified and no arrests have been announced. The circumstances of the killing and any possible motive have not been released.

If anyone has information about Robert McFarland’s death or remembers the area around East Hastings Arch on April 19, 1994, please contact the Virginia Beach Police Department Cold Case Homicide Unit.