Ricardo Jones, 23, was fatally shot on the morning of June 7, 2026, in Richmond’s East End. Officers responded about 7:26 a.m. to the 2300 block of Ford Avenue after a report of a shooting and found Jones with an apparent gunshot wound; he was pronounced dead at the scene. Local reports placed the shooting at a bus stop near Ford Avenue and Sussex Street, close to Fairfield Way and Mechanicsville Turnpike.

Richmond Police publicly identified Jones the next day and opened a homicide investigation handled by the Major Crimes unit. Investigators initially released few details about what led to the shooting and did not disclose a motive or the circumstances immediately before the gunfire. On June 12 police named Ti’Yon Hackett of Hanover County as a wanted person in connection with the death and said a warrant charged him with conspiracy to commit murder; listing him as armed and dangerous. Booking records show Ti’Yon Jermaine Hackett was detained and booked on June 25 on charges that included conspiracy to commit second-degree murder and a juvenile/domestic parole violation; booking records do not establish guilt.

Anyone with information about the June 7 shooting was asked to contact Major Crimes Detective J. Higgins or submit tips through Crime Stoppers. Did anyone in the area see or hear anything that morning that could help investigators?