David Leroy Raley, 47, was found unconscious with a gunshot wound just outside the door of an apartment in the 3000 block of October Place in Waldorf, Maryland, in the late afternoon of July 3, 2025. A call reporting an unconscious man came in about 4:23 p.m.; officers and EMS provided first aid but Raley was pronounced dead at the scene and his body was taken to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Baltimore for autopsy.

The Charles County Sheriff’s Office has classified the case as a homicide and opened a full investigation. Detectives canvassed the densely populated neighborhood for witnesses and sought nearby surveillance footage. No motive or suspects have been publicly identified and no arrests were announced in the initial reports.

If anyone saw or heard anything near October Place on the afternoon of July 3 or has relevant surveillance, please contact the Charles County Sheriff’s Office with information.