VA Man Jacob Silab Jones ID’d As Victim Found Fatally Shot In Richmond Parking Lot Sunday

RICHMOND, VA. (THECOUNT) — Jacob Silab Jones has been identified as the victim in a fatal shooting on the Southside of Richmond, Virginia, early Sunday morning, according to reports.

Officials say, Silab, 34, was found suffering from at least one gunshot wound in the 6300 block Jahnke Road around 2 a.m. after police responded to reports of shots fire in a parking lot near Lucille M. Brown Middle School.

Jones, of the 5800 block of Thorndale Lane, was pronounced dead of gunshot injuries at the scene.

“The Medical Examiner will determine the cause and manner of death,” James Mercante with Richmond Police said, reports WTVR.

Police have not released a suspect description and no additional details were available at last check.

If you have information that could help investigators, call Major Crimes Detective B. Neifeld at 804-646-3246 or Crime Stoppers at 804-780-1000 or submit a tip online at http://www.7801000.com. The P3 Tips Crime Stoppers app for smartphones may also be used. All three Crime Stoppers methods of contact are anonymous.

Friends and family members took to Facebook to remember the beloved man:

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Geo quick facts: Richmond, the capital of Virginia, is among America’s oldest major cities. Patrick Henry, a U.S. Founding Father, famously declared “Give me liberty or give me death” at its St. John’s Church in 1775, leading to the Revolutionary War. The White House of the Confederacy, home of Confederate President Jefferson Davis during the Civil War, is now a museum in Court End, a neighborhood known for Federal-style mansions – wikipedia.