A pre-dawn dispute in Gainesville escalated into deadly gunfire on September 12, 2015. At about 1:50 a.m. shots were reported near Old Linton Hall Road and Charis Avenue after a physical altercation. Claude Lee Jackson III, 23, of Gainesville, was found at the scene with gunshot wounds, taken to a nearby hospital, and died of his injuries.

Two other men were hurt: a 22-year-old from Bristow with life-threatening injuries and a 24-year-old from Manassas treated for a graze wound. Investigators said the shooting grew out of the earlier fight rather than being random. A witness description of an initial suspect noted a Black male with dreadlocks wearing a white shirt and sweatpants who left in a light-colored SUV.

In the days afterward five men were arrested in connection with the killing: Alvin Jones (identified in charging documents as Alvin Burnett Jones), 32, of Manassas Park; Wayne Carmichael Kennedy, 32, of Centreville; Calvin Jones, 31, of Manassas Park; Derrick Nathaniel Jones, 26, of Manassas Park; and David Lennel Broadnax, 31, of Manassas. Alvin Burnett Jones faced murder, aggravated malicious wounding, firearm-use, and possession-by-a-convicted-felon charges; all five were held without bond.

If anyone has information about the altercation that led to the shooting or saw activity near Old Linton Hall Road and Charis Avenue that morning, please share what is known.