In the early hours of Thursday, January 7, 2016, 19-year-old Mark Jackson-Silver was found with an apparent gunshot wound at a Southside Richmond motel on the 6500 block of Midlothian Turnpike. He was taken to a local hospital and died of his injuries, recorded as the third homicide in Richmond that first week of the year. Jackson-Silver lived on the 1300 block of Jennie Scher Road.

Richmond Police arrested 25-year-old Alvin Ruffin, Jr., of the 1200 block of E. Marshall Street, the same day. Ruffin was initially charged with shooting in the commission of a felony; the charge was updated and on January 11, 2016 he was formally charged with voluntary manslaughter in connection with Jackson-Silver’s death. A public viewing and funeral service were held later that month, and Jackson-Silver was interred at Historic Evergreen Cemetery.

Did anyone in Richmond have contact with Mark or information about the events that night?