James Stephenson Lee was killed in a daylight shooting in a Richmond parking lot. On February 22, 2012, in the parking area of the Hunter Holmes McGuire Veteran Administration Medical Center, a man later identified as Cornelius I. Hayes approached Lee and a female companion. A verbal dispute between Hayes and the woman escalated; Hayes produced a .38-caliber revolver and fired, wounding Lee in the shoulder. After briefly chasing the woman, Hayes returned and shot Lee a second time in the head, which proved fatal.

The FBI’s Richmond Field Office and the Veteran’s Administration Office of the Inspector General investigated and Hayes was taken into custody. On September 25, 2012, Hayes pleaded guilty to using a firearm in relation to a violent crime that resulted in death and was sentenced to life in prison for the murder of James Lee.

Did anyone witness the confrontation in the VA parking area or have information about what led to the dispute?