Edward McDaniel Jr., a 55-year-old active-duty Army colonel and physician, and his wife Brenda McDaniel, a 63-year-old retired Army colonel and nurse, were shot and killed in the front yard of their Springfield, Virginia home on May 26, 2021. The attack happened in daylight and followed an attempted burglary at the couple’s house two days earlier, on May 24, when a man later identified as Ronnie Marshall tried to break in and fled after Edward McDaniel confronted him with a shotgun.

Prosecutors say the motive involved a dispute at a local FedEx warehouse: Marshall believed the McDaniels’ son Michael, a coworker, had robbed him of a gun. Marshall returned to the residence on May 26 with another coworker, D’Angelo Strand. Michael McDaniel was inside and hid in a bathroom while calling 911. Prosecutors contend Marshall shot both Edward and Brenda McDaniel at close range after being identified by name.

Both suspects were arrested soon after the killings; Marshall was charged with murder and firearms violations, while Strand faced charges that were later amended in connection with his cooperation. Does anyone in the Springfield area remember seeing activity at the McDaniels’ home around May 24–26, 2021?