Cierra LaChelle Jackson, 20, of Richmond, Virginia, was found dead on July 22, 2021, on the side of an I-85 exit ramp in Vance County, North Carolina. She was discovered with multiple gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead at the scene by local EMS.

Hours after Jackson’s body was found, 20-year-old Tikeise Kenshaun Johnson, also of Richmond, was arrested in Dinwiddie, Virginia. Authorities say his arrest followed a convenience store robbery during which a K-9 officer was injured and indecent exposure occurred; Johnson was also wanted on charges in Richmond for stealing a firearm. He is being held without bond and is expected to be charged with first-degree murder in Vance County.

Jackson’s parents, Corey Jackson and Tanika Scott-Jackson, described her as loving and bubbly. She graduated from Lee Davis High School in 2018, earned an associate degree from Richard Bland College, and was enrolled to start at Norfolk State University in the fall to study psychology; she was active at Hood Temple A.M.D. Zion Church and coached the praise dance team. The investigation is ongoing.

Did anyone in the Richmond or Vance County area know Cierra or have information about her movements in July 2021?