The Virginian-Pilot
                             THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT 
              Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Wednesday, July 24, 1996              TAG: 9607240479
SECTION: LOCAL                   PAGE: B2   EDITION: FINAL 
TYPE: Metro Briefs 
DATELINE: NORFOLK                           LENGTH:   21 lines

POSSIBLE HOMICIDE

Police are investigating the death of a Norfolk man who was found injured in the 400 block of W. 32nd Street early Tuesday and died later. Police have called it a homicide.

Wesley Griffin, 19, was found injured in front of his home just after midnight. He was taken to Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, where he died at 2:46 p.m., police spokesman Larry Hill said.

Police are not releasing a cause of death.

The slaying is under investigation. Police are looking for three males who were last seen leaving that address in a mid-sized black four-door car.

Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Line at 664-4040.

KEYWORDS: MURDER

by CNB