On the morning of December 11, 2025, Branden Patrick Green, 43, was found dead inside the Tri-River Alcohol Safety Action Program office on George Washington Memorial Highway in Hayes, Virginia. Deputies arrived after a distress call around 8:41 a.m. and discovered Green with multiple gunshot wounds. Surveillance footage and witness statements reportedly show a man entering the front office and firing nine shots before leaving and getting into a vehicle.

The suspect was identified as 66-year-old Steve A. Curry of Lancaster County. Court documents say the shooting was likely tied to a probation dispute: Curry had been ordered to complete the alcohol safety program after a DUI conviction and had been told two days earlier he would be issued a violation for failing to comply with counseling, at which point he allegedly threatened to deal with the company’s owner. Curry was taken into custody at his Lancaster County home less than two hours after the shooting and charged with first-degree murder and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony; he was held without bond.

Green was a decorated U.S. Army veteran, a former Captain who served in Afghanistan, a native of New York and a Hardyville resident. He had a master’s degree and was nearing completion of a doctorate. If anyone has information about Green, his work at Tri-River, or the events that morning, please come forward.