VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Virginia Beach police are continuing to ask for the public’s help to solve a more than three-year-old cold case involving the death of U.S. Navy sailor Gabriel Martinez.
Martinez, 24, was found shot in the head during the early morning hours of Dec. 3, 2022, on Pickering Street after a ShotSpotter alert was activated, according to police.
Detective Julia Heward with the Virginia Beach Police Department said investigators are still following up on tips, but progress has been limited.
“We’re still combing through leads, but it is about the equivalent of searching for a needle in a needlestack,” Heward said…