Christopher Lamont Motley was 33 when he was killed on the night of August 21, 2016, in Danville, Virginia. He was a passenger in a van driven by a friend, Justion Wilson, when gunmen opened fire as the vehicle entered the Southwyck Apartments area. Motley was an innocent bystander caught in crossfire and died from his wounds; his friend escaped unharmed.

Authorities say the shooting was part of a planned ambush tied to a turf war between the Rollin 60s Crips and a rival set known as the Billys. Prosecutors later linked the plot to Marcus Jay Davis, described as the Danville Rollin 60s leader, who arranged to lure a rival to the complex. The attack involved multiple armed participants positioned around the apartments.

Federal prosecutors pursued a broad RICO case against members and associates of the Rollin 60s Crips that named Marcus Jay Davis in connection with the conspiracy that included Motley’s murder; others charged in related counts included Shabba Larun Chandler and several defendants who pleaded guilty to offenses under the indictment.