A 27-year-old man entered a plea today in the fatal October stabbing of Javis J. Turner on a busy commercial strip in downtown Richmond.

Desean Q. Trent entered an Alford plea to second-degree murder, which means he does not admit guilt but acknowledges that prosecutors have enough evidence to convict him.

Turner, 20, was stabbed at least five times near a bus stop in the 300 block of East Broad Street about 4 p.m. Oct. 29, authorities said.

Mortally wounded, Turner ran west on Broad Street and around the corner onto Marshall Street, where he collapsed, police have said.

Witnesses saw him lying motionless and bloody in the 200 block of East Marshall Street. Rescuers loaded Turner into an ambulance and took him to VCU Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.

Sentencing for Trent was set for Sept. 22 in Richmond Circuit Court.