A New Year’s Eve bonfire in Spring Grove, Virginia, turned deadly when gunfire broke out just after midnight on January 1, 2022. The party on Ellis Road drew an estimated crowd of more than 200 people. Officers arriving at about 12:30 a.m. found guests dispersing and discovered two gunshot victims on a grass field.

Twenty-year-old Tramaz Tynes of Surry County was pronounced dead at the scene. A second victim, 22-year-old Devon Clanton of Dinwiddie County, was taken to VCU Medical Center and later died. Authorities arrested 20-year-old Maurice Taylor Jr. of Portsmouth on January 20, 2022, in connection with Clanton’s death and charged him with second-degree murder and several firearm-related offenses.

Police have asked witnesses to come forward and set up a Google Drive for anonymous photo and video submissions from the party.

If anyone attended the bonfire or has photos or video that could help, please share information with investigators.