Daphne R. Jones, a 29-year-old Black woman, was one of five people killed on October 14, 1994, inside her family’s apartment at 1008 St. James Street in the Gilpin Court housing project, Richmond, Virginia. The attack was carried out by 20-year-old Christopher Pops Goins, who entered the apartment armed with a Glock .45 and opened fire. Daphne was shot four times, including two fatal wounds to the head.

Also killed were her boyfriend James Randolph and three of her children, Nicole, David, and Robert; one child was found in a crib and another at Daphne’s leg. A 14-year-old girl in the household, Tamika Jones, survived despite multiple gunshot wounds and was able to call 911 and identify Goins as the shooter. Goins was arrested in Brooklyn the following month, convicted of capital murder and multiple counts of first-degree murder, and later executed in December 2000.

If anyone knew Daphne or the family, or has information about the Gilpin Court killings and the people affected that morning, please share what is remembered.