On the morning of February 19, 2024, 18-year-old Jontay Alonzo Bennett was shot inside his home on Stony Valley Drive in Henrico County. Emergency crews arrived at about 8:44 a.m., provided aid, and transported him to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead shortly after arrival. Family members described him as a vibrant, handsome, energetic young man whose life was cut short.

The Henrico Police Criminal Investigative Section opened an investigation and identified a suspect, Victor Lamar Douglas. Douglas was taken into custody during a traffic stop on Interstate 95 in Henrico County and charged with second-degree murder and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony; he was held in the Henrico County Jail. The investigation remains ongoing.

If anyone has information about the shooting or related events, please share what is known with investigators.