Elijah Baker was 18 when he was fatally shot at a party in Locust Hill, Virginia, on the night of Saturday, March 23, 2019. Deputies responded to 911 calls from a residence on General Puller Highway shortly after 11:50 p.m.; callers reported a party with underage attendees, the smell of marijuana, and a group of males from Lancaster County allegedly trying to start a fight. A later call from the same location reported that someone had been shot.

Deputies found Baker with a gunshot wound to his torso; despite life-saving efforts he died at the scene. Witnesses said a group of uninvited individuals had arrived and were passing a handgun among themselves. An altercation between Baker and one of those individuals escalated as others joined in. After Baker fled through a window toward his truck in the backyard, members of the group came out the back door and multiple shots were fired.

Five people were charged in connection with the killing: 18-year-old Kemonte Deshaune Smith of White Stone and four juveniles, including 16-year-old Tariq Joel Beane of Merry Point. All were initially charged with first-degree murder; the murder charge against Smith was withdrawn in May 2019.

Did anyone at the party or in the area see the group arrive or the altercation begin?