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Jerry Vadal Colyer

Case from Chesterfield, VA dated Sep 30, 2016

Victim Details

Jerry Vadal Colyer

Male

Black / African American

Chesterfield

VA

2016-09-30

43

Jerry

Vadal Colyer

07/21/2026

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On the night of September 29, 2016, Jerry Vadal Colyer, a 43-year-old male, was working the front desk of the Econo Lodge on Indian Hill Road in Chesterfield, Virginia. An unknown Black male entered the lobby, brandishing a revolver and demanding money. Colyer, a husband and father to a young daughter, complied with all of the assailant's demands. Despite his cooperation, the suspect shot him at point-blank range before fleeing the motel on foot. Emergency services responded to a call about the ...
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  • www.roanoke.com: Virginia Tech grad and aspiring hotel manager shot dead in robbery at Chesterfield inn
  • Police release photos, updated description of suspect in Econo Lodge homicide
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