Marcus Dunn-Gordon, 27, was killed after leaving Boston Bowl on Morrissey Boulevard in Dorchester on the night of September 16, 2019. A verbal dispute inside the bowling alley escalated; Marcus and his friends left to defuse the situation but were followed into the parking lot by another man and companions. The confrontation turned physical and the man, later identified as Brian Joyce of Dorchester, produced a firearm and shot Marcus. Mortally wounded, Marcus ran to the lobby of the nearby Ramada Inn and collapsed; he was taken to a hospital where he died. Joyce and others fled in a white SUV and another vehicle.

Investigators identified 25-year-old Brian Joyce and obtained a murder warrant. He was tracked to Manchester, New Hampshire, and arrested as a fugitive before being returned to Massachusetts to face charges. The case raises questions about what triggered the confrontation inside the bowling alley and why it continued in the parking lot; anyone who was there that night or has information is asked to come forward.