A prearranged meeting in Sterling, Virginia turned deadly on the evening of March 8, 2020. Jeremiah D. Gray, 20, of Temple Hills, Maryland was found in the street in the Rusty Blackhaw Square area after deputies responded to reports of gunfire around 9 p.m. Another man, later identified as 18-year-old Bryce T. Thomas of Sterling, was found wounded inside a nearby residence. Both were taken to hospital; Gray died shortly after arrival.

Investigators described the incident as a drug deal gone bad. A woman who had arranged the meeting arrived with Gray and fled during the shooting; she was later located and interviewed. Authorities identified everyone involved. On March 31, 2020 Thomas was arrested on charges of felony possession with intent to distribute marijuana and possessing a firearm while an adjudicated delinquent; the Commonwealth’s Attorney said theories guided those charges and that the investigation into why someone was killed would continue.

Did anyone in the area see or hear anything that night, or know the people involved?