On July 24, 2026, two men employed by a contractor for the Virginia Department of Transportation were shot at a VDOT equipment staging area in Chester, Virginia. Thirty-year-old Rai’Shon Eugene Delarge was pronounced dead at the scene; 34-year-old Philip Avery Wilson was critically wounded, taken to a local hospital, and later died of his injuries. Both men had recently moved from Emporia to the Richmond area to start the new jobs together.

Authorities treating the incident as domestic-related identified 37-year-old Dennikia Rachelle Boyce, a former correctional officer known to one of the victims, as the suspect. Boyce has been charged with two counts of second-degree murder and fled the scene; she remains at large. The U.S. Marshals Service has joined the search and is offering up to a $10,000 reward for information leading to her arrest. Law enforcement describes her as a Black female, about 5 feet 6 inches tall, 160 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes, and considers her armed and dangerous.

Wilson is remembered by his mother as a loving son and devoted father to his young son, Elisha; his mother said Wilson had welcomed Delarge into his home to help him escape an abusive relationship. The investigation into the double homicide remains active. If anyone knew Philip or has information about the shooting or the suspect, please share what you know with investigators.