In the late hours of a Saturday night in Richmond, Virginia, tragedy befell a man known to his loved ones by many names. Sylvester Jones, a 53-year-old male, also known as 'Bucky' and 'Starborn,' found his life cut short by an act of violence on March 3, 2012. That evening, at approximately 10:00 p.m., the Richmond Police Department received a distressing call about a person shot in the 3900 block of Old Brook Road.
The responding officers arrived at the scene to find a dire situation.
Upon their arrival, officers discovered Sylvester Jones suffering from a single gunshot wound. He was found conscious but in a state of confusion, having sustained a bullet wound to his chest that had exited through his back. Emergency services transported him to VCU Medical Center for urgent medical attention. Despite the efforts to save him, Sylvester Jones succumbed to his injuries and passed away several hours later, on March 4, 2012. His death was classified as a homicide, leaving behind a grieving family, including a daughter, a son, and a granddaughter.
The investigation into the shooting death of Sylvester Jones was launched, but the initial search for answers proved to be a difficult one. As time passed with no arrests made, the case grew cold. The circumstances surrounding the shooting and the identity of the person or persons responsible remained elusive to law enforcement. To this day, the case is listed as an unsolved homicide in the Richmond Police Department's records and the Virginia Cold Case Database. There has been no public information released regarding any suspects, and no arrests have been made in connection with the murder of Sylvester 'Bucky' Starborn Jones, leaving his family and community still waiting for justice.
