In the early morning hours of July 31, 2014, 39-year-old Amir Ali Jr. was shot and killed during a home invasion at his residence on Chessington Way in Bowie, Maryland. Ali, a married father of three and a Metro bus driver, was preparing to leave for work around 5:45 a.m. when two men forced their way into the house. He briefly left and re-entered with the two intruders; a struggle in the bedroom ended when Ali was shot. His wife and other family members were present but were not physically harmed; his wife hid and heard the commotion and gunshots.

Police found Ali with a fatal gunshot wound and he was pronounced dead at the scene. Investigators initially treated the attack as likely drug-related rather than random. On October 9, 2014, police arrested Arnold Johnson, Jr. in connection with the killing, and he was later tried and convicted on charges including first-degree felony murder, attempted robbery with a deadly weapon, first-degree burglary, and use of a firearm in a violent crime. Those who knew him described Ali as very family-oriented and happy-go-lucky.

Did anyone in the Bowie area have information about Amir’s movements or contacts in the days before July 31, 2014?