On January 26, 2025, 22-year-old Jahaanz Lamont Wilson, a Black man and a 2020 graduate of Charlottesville High School, was shot in a downtown Charlottesville parking lot on the 200 block of West Water Street. The shooting occurred at approximately 2:55 a.m. Wilson was taken to the University of Virginia Medical Center by others but was pronounced dead on arrival.

Police say Wilson had been in the Downtown Mall area for several hours before the shooting. Investigators reported multiple people were in the immediate vicinity when the fatal shots were fired and have treated the case as an isolated incident. Detectives have been reviewing available video footage and working with the Commonwealth’s Attorney’s office while appealing to the public for any information.

If anyone was in the Downtown Mall or West Water Street area that night or has information, contact the Charlottesville Police Department or Crime Stoppers.