Virginia Beach Crime of the Week
Unsolved Crimes
Homicide Squad
Date Released: August 19, 1992
Detective Tucker

Cold Case Homicide

On Wednesday August 19, 1992, at 9 a.m., Karl Alston was fatally shot while standing at the Atlantis Apartments in the 1000 block of Atlantis Drive.

Police are looking for two black males in their teens. The gun man was about 5' 8", 145 lbs, with a medium build. He was wearing a red and blue polo shirt, baggy blue jeans, black and white tennis shoes and a black baseball cap.

His accomplice, who drove the get-away car, is about 5' 5", with a thin build and had short hair on the sides with dreadlocks on top. He was driving a tan two-door Buick, possible a Regal, with a brown vinyl top.

 

Anyone with information about this crime is encouraged to call Virginia Beach Crime Solvers at 1-888-LOCK-U-UP .

Callers remain anonymous and could receive a reward of up to a $1,000 if their information leads to an arrest.