Virginia Court Hands Lengthy Prison Terms in Robbery-Turned-Homicide of Wilson Negron

Jurors found Daquan Brunson guilty of first-degree murder in the robbery-turned-homicide of Richmond-area jewelry dealer Wilson Negron, and judges imposed lengthy prison terms during hearings held Feb. 20-22, 2026. The conviction and sentencing closed the criminal case tied to a June 2024 killing near Byrd Park.

Wilson Negron, a father of five and a known jewelry dealer in the Richmond area, was shot and killed near Byrd Park in June 2024 in what prosecutors characterized at trial as a robbery that escalated into homicide. Negron’s death prompted an intensive local investigation that ultimately led to Brunson facing trial on first-degree murder charges.

The jury returned a guilty verdict against Brunson, convicting him of first-degree murder; court proceedings to determine punishment took place over three days, Feb. 20, Feb. 21, and Feb. 22, 2026. Across those hearings, Virginia judges imposed what the court described as lengthy prison terms for Brunson in connection with the June 2024 crime near Byrd Park.

Neighbors in the Byrd Park area and members of Richmond’s business community had followed the case since Negron was killed while working as a jewelry dealer. The February 2026 sentencing addressed both the robbery-turned-homicide characterization prosecutors advanced at trial and the gravity of Negron’s death, leaving the legal system to carry out multi-day punishment hearings that culminated on Feb. 22, 2026.

With the conviction and the imposition of lengthy prison terms in mid-February 2026, the court delivered a decisive legal outcome in the death of Wilson Negron. The case, rooted in the June 2024 killing near Byrd Park and resolved through jury verdict and sentencing on Feb. 20-22, 2026, now moves into the record as a concluded criminal prosecution tied to a high-profile robbery-turned-homicide in the Richmond area.