Man convicted of shooting, killing 33-year-old at Richmond bus stop to be sentenced

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) -- The man convicted in a March 2024 deadly shooting at a bus stop in front of Richmond City Hall will be sentenced on Friday.

On the morning of Friday, March 8, 2024, 33-year-old Vincent Robinson, Jr. was shot at a Greater Richmond Transit Company (GRTC) bus stop in the 900 block of East Broad Street. This bus stop is located in front of City Hall.

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Robinson was taken to the nearby Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) Medical Center, where he later died.

The shooter remained at large for nearly two weeks. On March 20, 2024, the Richmond Police Department announced that Johnathan Jackson had been arrested in connection with Robinson's murder. He was 29 years old at the time.

Jackson was charged with first-degree murder and the use of a firearm in the commission of a felony. According to court records, he went on to enter not-guilty pleas for both counts.

33-year-old Vincent Robinson, Jr. (Photos provided to 8News by Vincent's family.)

Following his two-day trial by jury, Jackson was found guilty of Robinson's murder, according to Richmond Commonwealth's Attorney Colette McEachin.

"Mr. Jonathan Jackson was convicted of murdering Mr. Vincent Robinson last year, in broad daylight, in front of City Hall at the GRTC bus stop while the General Assembly was in session across the street," she said in a March 6 statement.

Jackson will be sentenced at 1 p.m. on Friday, March 7.