Kaylee Marie Smith was 21 when she was killed on August 16, 2023, in a road rage shooting on Route 360 near the Warsaw Village shopping center in Warsaw, Virginia. She was a passenger when shots were fired from another car; she was taken to VCU Medical Center in Tappahannock and died of her injuries. A primary suspect was identified as 18-year-old James Anthony Benjamin Barnes of Coles Point, who fled the state and was later apprehended in South Carolina after a police pursuit; a passenger in Barnes’ vehicle was also taken into custody.

Barnes was charged with second-degree murder in connection with Smith’s death. By December 2023, a fifth suspect, Michael Woodson of Kinsale, was indicted on felony charges related to the murder; at that time Woodson was reported to be paralyzed from the neck down and had been held at the Northern Neck Regional Jail before receiving medical furlough. Family and friends remembered Kaylee as a devoted daughter, sister, niece and friend who loved animals, fishing, riding mini-bikes and four-wheelers, and being outdoors; a memorial service was held August 20, 2023, at Covenant Funeral Home in Fredericksburg.

Does anyone who knew Kaylee or was in the area that day have information that could help clarify what happened?