Jayson Marquis Syrkes was 18 when he was found shot to death on December 7, 2013, along a wood line behind his home in Spotsylvania, Virginia. His death followed an earlier theft of six firearms from a law enforcement officer’s residence. Two local teenagers, 17-year-old Steven Foster and 15-year-old Douglas Hayes (known as Dougie), arranged to meet Jayson so one of the stolen guns could be sold for $100.

A $50 bill remained in Jayson’s pocket when officers arrived. Michael Dunivan, Jayson's grandfather, reported hearing the shot and seeing two boys run; tracking dogs led officers to apprehend Foster and Hayes within an hour. Hayes said he cleaned the gun and discarded it over a fence; investigators recovered the firearm.

Both teens were charged as adults. Foster pleaded guilty to first-degree murder and statutory burglary and received a life sentence with all but 30 years suspended. Hayes pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit murder, use of a firearm in the commission of a felony, and statutory burglary and received a 33-year sentence with 14 years to serve. Foster told investigators he intended to kill Jayson and said Hayes knew of the plan.

Did anyone who knew Jayson notice tensions or conflicts between him and the other teens before December 7, 2013?