Direal Antwine Smith, a 37-year-old Black father of three, was killed in the early morning hours of April 19, 2026, after gunfire erupted during a fight at the Par 4 Bar & Grill on Lankford Highway in Temperanceville, Virginia. The shooting was reported about 1:41 a.m. as an active shooter situation; five adult men were struck by gunfire and another man suffered a facial laceration. One victim was flown to R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore for surgery.

Smith’s obituary described him as a former Eastern Shore resident who had been active in Macedonia AME Church, sang in the choir, and was remembered as joyful, funny, and devoted to family. Investigators arrested 34-year-old Skylor Depree Crippen (also reported as Skylor Dupree Crippen or Skylor Dupree Harmon), who had a gunshot wound to the foot and was charged with second-degree murder, two counts related to assaulting emergency medical personnel, and two firearms counts. Authorities identified 28-year-old Terry Thomas Bragg Jr., known as Teezy or Teazy, as a second suspect wanted on multiple charges and described as armed and dangerous.

The Accomack County Sheriff’s Office and Virginia State Police continue to investigate. If anyone has information about the shooting or the whereabouts of Terry Thomas Bragg Jr., please contact law enforcement.