Michael Ray Jones, a 48-year-old White/Caucasian man, was found fatally shot inside an apartment in the 2300 block of Floyd Avenue in Richmond’s Fan district on the evening of December 5, 2023. Police responded to a call about an unknown disturbance at about 8:20 p.m. and discovered Jones unresponsive on the first floor; he was pronounced dead at the scene.

Jones had been staying in the unit as a short-term renter for only five days before the shooting. The Major Crimes Unit of the Richmond Police Department is investigating the case as a homicide and has asked the public for additional information.

If anyone saw activity around the 2300 block of Floyd Avenue on December 5, 2023, or has information about Jones’s time in the building, contact Major Crimes Detective Plaskett or submit an anonymous tip to Crime Stoppers.