Malik Xavier Lamar David, 23, was fatally shot inside an apartment at Woodbridge Station Apartments on Mary’s Way and found dead on May 15, 2022. He and another 23-year-old man, Christian Jamar Roberts, were discovered in separate rooms by officers who responded after a downstairs neighbor reported a bullet hole in their ceiling. Both had succumbed to gunshot wounds and there were no signs of forced entry.

Investigators say David, Roberts, and several acquaintances had been gathered in the apartment when an altercation led to the shootings. A 15-year-old male acquaintance was arrested and charged with two counts of first-degree murder, attempted murder, use of a firearm in the commission of a felony and other weapons charges. A second teenager, a 16-year-old male, was later arrested and charged with first-degree murder and related offenses. Authorities indicated the killings may have been connected to a gang initiation.

David was a Potomac Senior High School graduate remembered for his kind, tender heart and his love of basketball and family. Did anyone in the Woodbridge area know Malik or have information about what happened that day?