Earnest Hammond

First Name: Earnest
Last Name: Hammond
Sex: 
Male
Race: 
Black
Cause of Death
COD Category: 
COD: 
COD Inquest Finding: 

upon their oaths do say that Earnest Hammond received in Chesterfield County a mortal wound by Shot gun in the hands of Person or Persons Unknown

COD Short Description: 
found shot after interacting with a stranger and making suicidal comments
Original Record: 
4490

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