On the afternoon of April 10, 2026, 39-year-old Darian Ragland was found shot to death inside his vehicle on the 4700 block of Branch Avenue in Temple Hills, Maryland. Police arrived at about 4:35 p.m., discovered Ragland with gunshot wounds and pronounced him dead at the scene. At the time he was on his way to pick up his seven-year-old daughter.

Detectives with the Prince George’s County Police Department Homicide Unit are investigating and working to determine a motive and identify suspects. Family members say detectives mentioned the shooting could have been the result of a road rage incident. Ragland lived in Brandywine and worked as a contractor for Metro installing wraps on buses and trains; his boss described him as a leader and a mentor. No arrests have been announced, and authorities have offered a reward of up to $25,000 for information leading to an arrest and indictment.

Ragland’s family is mourning again after prior losses; his mother has now lost all three sons, two of whom died in separate incidents in 2002 and 2011. If anyone has information about the shooting or saw events on Branch Avenue that afternoon, please come forward.