On the evening of Thursday, January 9, 1975, several gunshots were reported in the 800 block of Shurney Lane in Virginia Beach. Responding officers and rescuers found 64-year-old Marshall Hamilton, a Black male and local septic tank business owner and operator, suffering from a gunshot wound. He was pronounced dead after efforts by emergency personnel; the State Medical Examiner’s Office confirmed a gunshot wound as the cause of death.

Hamilton was described as 6 feet 0 inches and 200 pounds, with black and grey hair and brown eyes. Detectives established that several people were in the area when the shooting occurred and may have information relevant to the investigation. No arrests have been announced and no motive has been identified.

If anyone was in the 800 block of Shurney Lane on January 9, 1975 or has information about Marshall Hamilton’s death, please come forward.