In the pre-dawn hours of May 11, 2024, 37-year-old Daniel Antonio Thomas of Washington, D.C., was found in a parking garage at the MGM National Harbor Hotel and Casino in Oxon Hill, Maryland, suffering from gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead at the scene. Prince George’s County Police responded after MGM Special Police and Security alerted them at about 4:50 a.m.; detectives later identified 26-year-old Dayon Neal as the alleged perpetrator and a warrant was issued charging Neal with first- and second-degree murder and related offenses.

Thomas, born April 22, 1987, was an entrepreneur and a father of six. Family remember him as a businessman and negotiator with multiple streams of income who enjoyed taking his children shopping and doing activities with them. Investigators describe Neal as having no fixed address and remain actively searching for him; a cash reward has been offered for information leading to his capture. The motive for the shooting is under investigation.

If anyone has information about Daniel Thomas, his movements that night, or the whereabouts of Dayon Neal, please come forward.