Ricardo Jones, a 23-year-old man from Richmond, Virginia, was fatally shot on the morning of June 7, 2026, in the city’s East End. At approximately 7:26 a.m., Richmond Police officers were dispatched to the 2300 block of Ford Avenue after receiving a report of a shooting. When officers arrived, they found Jones suffering from an apparent gunshot wound. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Local reporting indicated that the shooting occurred at a bus stop near the intersection of Ford Avenue and Sussex Street, close to Fairfield Way and Mechanicsville Turnpike. :chatgpt-content-reference
Richmond Police publicly identified Jones the following day and classified the incident as a homicide investigation. Investigators initially released few details about what led to the shooting, and authorities did not publicly disclose a motive or describe the circumstances immediately preceding the gunfire. Police said the Medical Examiner would determine the official cause and manner of death. The investigation was assigned to the Richmond Police Department’s Major Crimes unit. :chatgpt-content-reference
Five days after the killing, detectives announced a significant development in the investigation. On June 12, Richmond Police identified Ti’Yon Hackett of Hanover County as a wanted person connected to Jones’s death. Investigators said a warrant had been issued charging Hackett with conspiracy to commit murder and that detectives also wanted to question him about the fatal shooting. Police warned that Hackett should be considered armed and dangerous and urged anyone who encountered him not to approach him but to call 911. :chatgpt-content-reference
The search for Hackett subsequently resulted in his detention. Publicly available booking information shows that Ti’Yon Jermaine Hackett was booked on June 25, 2026. The listed charges included conspiracy to commit second-degree murder as well as a juvenile/domestic parole violation. The booking record documents an arrest and criminal accusations; it does not establish guilt, and the publicly available sources reviewed do not show that Hackett has been convicted in connection with Jones’s death. :chatgpt-content-reference
The Richmond Police Department continued to list Jones among the city’s 2026 homicide victims, identifying the June 7 killing as occurring in the 2300 block of Ford Avenue. Investigators asked anyone with information about the shooting to contact Major Crimes Detective J. Higgins or provide information anonymously through Crime Stoppers. Public reporting available through September 2026 does not provide a detailed account of the alleged motive, identify additional charged suspects, or document a completed trial or conviction in the case. :chatgpt-content-reference
