Brandon Lee Wiggins was 17 when he was fatally shot in Landover in the early hours of March 31, 2012. Patrol officers found him around 1:00 a.m. in the 1600 block of Brightseat Road; he was pronounced dead at the scene.

Investigators initially described a violent confrontation and have said Wiggins was involved in a gun battle with another person. Detectives called the shooting possibly linked to an attempted robbery and also considered a connection to drugs. Police later announced they had identified the person who fired the fatal shot and said that person was cooperating with the investigation.