Richmond man sentenced to life plus 63 years following 4 robberies, murder of Dollar General clerk

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — A Richmond man has been sentenced to life with an additional 63 years in prison in connection to the murder of a 50-year-old Dollar General employee during an armed robbery, as well as three other armed robberies throughout the city.

On Wednesday, Oct. 2, 60-year-old Mark Palmer was sentenced to life plus 63 years in prison for four armed robberies in Richmond’s Southside, including one in which he murdered 50-year-old Dollar General employee Kamarr B. Hall Sr. , according to the Richmond Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office.

The office said Palmer was convicted of the following charges:

• Use of a firearm in murder and first-degree murder of Kamarr B. Hall Sr. at the Dollar General located in the 3300 block of Richmond Highway on Dec. 13, 2023.
• Armed robbery of the clerk and use of a firearm in a robbery at the Dollar General located in the 5200 block of Hull Street Road on Dec. 11, 2023.
• Armed robbery of the clerk and use of a firearm in a robbery at the Family Dollar in the 1200 block of Westover Hills Boulevard on Dec. 8, 2023.
• Armed robbery of the clerk — a juvenile high school student — and use of a firearm in a robbery at the Walgreens located in the 5100 block of Hull Street Road on Nov. 26, 2023.

8News interviewed Hall’s wife in December following his death, who described her memories of him and expressed her grief.

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