Jacob S. Jones, a 34-year-old Black man from Richmond, Virginia, was found fatally shot in the early morning of September 15, 2019. Officers discovered him about 2:00 a.m. in a parking lot in the 6300 block of Jahnke Road on the city’s southside; first responders could not save him and the medical examiner listed a gunshot wound as the cause of death.

The parking lot was reportedly full of people at the time, but investigators have had few leads. Jones was a father of two and was known in the community as the godson of former Richmond City Councilwoman Michelle Mosby. His family has publicly appealed for information and offered a financial reward for tips leading to an arrest. No arrests or publicly identified suspects have been reported and the Richmond Police Department’s investigation remains open.

If anyone has information about what happened that night or remembers seeing anything in the 6300 block of Jahnke Road around 2:00 a.m. on September 15, 2019, please come forward.