On June 6, 2022, a resident found the body of 38-year-old Justin Gilliam alongside Greeley Road in Springfield, Vermont. Gilliam, a Black/African American resident of Springfield, died from a gunshot wound to the head, and the death was ruled a homicide by the Chief Medical Examiner’s Office in Burlington. The Vermont State Police took charge, calling the circumstances suspicious and linking the killing to a string of violent, gun-related incidents in town that authorities associated with illegal drug activity.

Over the next two years investigators pursued a complex probe that turned up a burnt-out car, bullet casings in graveyards, and evidence suggesting the homicide was connected to a dispute involving drug trafficking. Police noted that a May 2022 shooting that injured another man may have been intended for Gilliam.

If anyone knew Justin, his movements in Springfield in 2022, or saw anything along Greeley Road that June, please share what was seen with the Vermont State Police.