On the morning of March 3, 2019, 25-year-old Daniel James Gilliam was shot during a dispute in a Woodbridge parking lot near Rippon Boulevard and Jefferson Davis Highway. The altercation involved Gilliam and a 23-year-old man identified as Markus Sean-Thurman Dean of Alexandria. A firearm was produced and Gilliam was struck in the upper body.

Bystanders began CPR and police found Gilliam with a serious gunshot wound; he was taken to a hospital but died later that morning. Witnesses gave a description that led officers to chase and detain a man nearby. The firearm used in the shooting was recovered, and the suspect was taken into custody without incident. Initial charges were aggravated malicious wounding; a grand jury later returned indictments including murder and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony.

Anyone who witnessed the shooting or knew Daniel’s movements that night is asked to come forward with information.