Family heartbroken after suspect in son's murder released on bond At just 23-years-old, life was just getting started for Alex Leonard from Chesterfield County. He was living in Richmond off of Idlewood Avenue with a friend until a blustery spring night turned bloody inside his home. and last updated 2021-07-27 23:36:28-04 RICHMOND, Va. -- A family is left heartbroken after one of the men charged with killing their 23-year-old son was released on a secured bond. "My son was shot, murdered in his kitchen," Alex Leonard's mother said tearfully. At just 23 years old, life was just getting started for Alex Leonard from Chesterfield County. He was living in Richmond off of Idlewood Avenue with a friend until a blustery spring night turned bloody inside his home.