A verbal argument on a September afternoon in Gore, Virginia, ended with the fatal shooting of 28-year-old Jeffrey Mark Behneke Jr. On September 15, 2022, responders found Behneke near a Whitlock Lane residence with a gunshot wound to the chest; EMS personnel found no pulse and he was pronounced dead at the scene.

Investigators focused on the home’s resident, Thorsten Schulze, who was at the property when officers arrived and was detained. The Frederick County Sheriff’s Office reported that the dispute between Schulze and Behneke escalated and resulted in Behneke’s death. Schulze was arrested and charged with second-degree murder and held in an adult detention facility while the case moved into the judicial system.

If anyone knew Jeffrey or witnessed events on Whitlock Lane that afternoon, please share information that could help clarify what happened.