Man sentenced to 100 years for Richmond father’s murder

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) -- A man was sentenced to 100 years in prison for the murder of a Richmond father near Byrd Park in June 2024.

On Friday, Feb. 20, Daquan Brunson of Richmond was found guilty on five charges, including first-degree murder, and was sentenced to 100 years for the murder of Wilson Negron.

On June 12, 2024, Richmond police responded to the 1300 block of Hampton Avenue, where they found Negron injured on the ground with gunshot wounds. He was taken to a nearby hospital but later died due to his injuries.

Investigators determined that Negron was a jewelry salesman who was killed during a robbery.

According to officials, Kendall Oliver, who was sentenced to 72 years on Feb. 13, 2026, drove his vehicle with Brunson to meet Negron for a jewelry exchange.

Oliver then rear-ended his car into Negron's, who was then shot five times by Brunson. Afterwards, both men fled the scene in Negron's car.

Police arrested both Oliver and Brunson, along with Lavena Brown, who was also involved in the murder.

After a three-day trial on Oct. 16, 2025, a jury convicted Oliver and Brunson of: first-degree murder, use of a firearm while committing murder, robbery resulting in death, conspiracy to commit robbery and using a firearm to commit robbery. 

On Friday, Feb. 20, Brunson was sentenced for the following

• Guilty of first-degree murder — 57 years
• Guilty of use of a firearm when committing murder — three years
• Guilty of robbery causing death — 30 years
• Guilty of conspiring to commit robbery that results in death — five years
• Guilty of use of a firearm when committing robbery — five years

The sentences together add up to 100 years that Brunson will serve in prison.

Brown was also sentenced on Feb. 20. However, she entered an Alford plea, so she will only be sentenced for one of her six charges.

Her following charges are listed below:

• Alford pleaded for robbery causing death — 10 years, but eight and a half years was suspended, she will serve only one and a half.
• First-degree murder — nolle prosequi
• Use of a firearm when committing murder — nolle prosequi
• Use of a firearm when committing robbery — nolle prosequi
• Carjacking with a gun — nolle prosequi
• Use of a firearm when committing carjacking — nolle prosequi

An Alford plea means you insist on your innocence for court records. Even though it claims you are innocent, it also states that there is enough evidence to convict you.