On the evening of June 26, 2018, in Upper Marlboro, Maryland, 22-year-old James Puryear Jr. was lured to a location on the 8700 block of Binghampton Place and fatally shot. Police responded to multiple 911 calls reporting gunfire at about 9:45 p.m. and found Puryear lying in the grass with 14 gunshot wounds and multiple lacerations from blunt force trauma; he was pronounced dead at the scene.

Detectives quickly focused on an acquaintance, 23-year-old Alhaji Bah of Bowie. Forensic evidence — fingerprints, DNA, and cell phone data — placed Bah at the scene when the 911 calls were made. Investigators say Bah conspired to kill Puryear after believing Puryear was involved in the shooting of an associate of Bah the day before.

If anyone has information about the events leading up to James Puryear Jr.’s death or saw activity on Binghampton Place that night, please come forward.