Marquette Best, 47, was shot and killed in Upper Marlboro, Maryland, on October 13, 2021. The death was ruled a homicide after what authorities described as a dispute that escalated into gunfire; police said the shooting was not a random act. Responders found Best with gunshot wounds and he later died of those injuries.

Investigators identified several people of interest and carried out a multi-person investigation that led to multiple arrests. The suspects were charged with serious offenses, including first- and second-degree murder, as the matter moved into the courts. Few details about the original dispute have been released, and the sequence of events that turned the argument deadly remains unclear.

If anyone knew Marquette Best or has information about the October 13, 2021 shooting in Upper Marlboro, please come forward with what was seen or heard.