On the night of November 9, 2021, Jonathan Contreras, 22, was fatally shot on a GRTC bus in Richmond, Virginia. The shooting occurred about 11:03 p.m. in the 4000 block of Hull Street after an adult male who knew Contreras boarded the bus, recognized him across the aisle and began a verbal confrontation that escalated into a physical fight and then a shooting. Contreras was taken to a hospital with a gunshot wound and died there. Other passengers were not physically harmed but were left shaken; the shooter fled on foot.

Richmond police released photos and video of the suspect, described as an adult male wearing a red hooded sweatshirt under a reflective construction-style vest, and later arrested a man who was also charged in an October 2021 attack on a GRTC bus driver. The suspect faced second-degree murder and related assault and strangulation charges. A plea deal that would have resulted in a 50-year sentence (with 23 years to be served under behavior conditions) was presented but rejected by the judge, who asked for more time. Does anyone have information about that night or the people involved that could help investigators or family members?