Steven Lewis Pfalzgraf, a 24-year-old man from Parkersburg, West Virginia, was shot and killed on January 14, 2014, outside the Grand Central Mall in Vienna after a confrontation that followed an alleged purse theft in the mall’s food court. Parkersburg detectives P.M. Edelen and J.M. Stalnaker, who were at the mall for a training exercise, pursued the suspect identified as John Ragalyi. Pfalzgraf fled with Ragalyi to Pfalzgraf’s vehicle, where Jenna Ragalyi was also present.

Detective Stalnaker attempted to take the keys from the ignition and was reportedly dragged as the vehicle moved; he later freed himself. Investigators say Pfalzgraf then drove the car toward Detective Edelen, who fired multiple rounds. Pfalzgraf was struck and died at the scene. John and Jenna Ragalyi fled on foot but surrendered to police several hours later; initial reports said they had not yet been charged. The West Virginia State Police investigated the shooting, the Parkersburg department conducted an internal review that cleared Edelen, and a special Wood County grand jury in July 2014 declined to indict him, finding he acted in self-defense and defense of others.

Does anyone have information about Pfalzgraf’s movements in the hours before the mall incident?