A dispute outside a business on Columbia Pike in Arlington, Virginia, turned deadly in the early morning hours of June 28, 2020. Donovan A. Green Jr., 21, of Upper Marlboro, Maryland, was found inside a vehicle in the 3200 block of Columbia Pike after a burst of gunfire came from a vehicle fleeing the scene. He suffered severe upper-body trauma and was pronounced dead at the scene. Two other people sustained minor injuries and went to a nearby hospital.

Arlington County Police identified two suspects and announced arrests on July 18, 2020. Christopher Rather, 27, of Oxon Hill, Maryland, and Franklin Lambright, 27, of Temple Hills, Maryland, were taken into custody in Prince George’s County with assistance from local police and the FBI Violent Crimes Task Force. Both men were charged with murder in connection with Donovan Green Jr.’s death and were held in Maryland pending extradition to Virginia; authorities said additional charges were pending.

What details about the early-morning disturbance or those present that night might help explain how the dispute escalated to gunfire?