Samuel Wright, 33, was killed on Saturday afternoon, September 14, 2019, in a Chillum, Maryland parking lot. He was found unresponsive with multiple gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead at the scene.

Investigators identified 40-year-old Guy Young of Chillum as a suspect. Wright and Young were known to one another and had been involved in a dispute earlier that day at a nearby grocery store, according to testimony by Wright’s girlfriend, Essence Smith. Young was arrested, held in Washington, D.C., and charged with first- and second-degree murder and related counts, pending extradition to Prince George’s County.

The case went to trial December 14–20, 2021; the state presented 18 witnesses and secured a conviction for Wright’s murder. An appeal challenging the sufficiency of the evidence was later filed.

If anyone knew Samuel, saw him that day, or has information about the events leading to the shooting, please come forward.