William Herbert Reeves Jr., 44, was killed on the evening of June 27, 2021, after a violent confrontation at Gayle’s Quick Stop at Port Republic Road and South Eastside Highway in Port Republic, Virginia. Married to Cynthia Reeves and a father to a son and a step-daughter, he was known as Billy to his family.

Witnesses say a verbal dispute between Reeves and his wife escalated and involved 20-year-old Pierce Delawder and a woman accompanying him. The encounter ended when Delawder allegedly shot Reeves; the woman with Delawder was also injured and treated at a nearby medical center. Delawder was arrested and charged with second-degree murder and held without bond at the Rockingham-Harrisonburg Regional Jail.

Delawder’s father has said his son acted to defend his girlfriend, alleging she was being assaulted by Reeves, creating conflicting accounts about what happened. Does anyone who was at Gayle’s Quick Stop that night or who knew those involved have information that could clarify the sequence of events?