A neighborhood dispute over a thirty-dollar debt in Nanjemoy, Maryland, turned deadly on December 23, 2017. Thirty-five-year-old Wayne Lee Proctor Jr. was shot after a confrontation outside his Bowie Road home. Proctor, his wife, and their children retreated inside and closed the door, but the suspect fired multiple shots at the door. Proctor was struck in the chest and abdomen; the bullets pierced his heart and he was pronounced dead at the scene.

Marcus Darnell Johnson, then 33, fled into nearby woods but was tracked by a police K9 unit and taken into custody shortly after the shooting. He was arrested and charged with first-degree murder, second-degree murder, and related counts, and held without bond. A jury later convicted Johnson of second-degree murder and six counts of reckless endangerment, and a judge sentenced him to 64 years in prison for Proctor’s killing.

Wayne Lee Proctor Jr. was a husband and father whose life ended over a small debt; his family and community were left to grieve. If anyone knew Proctor or has information about the events that afternoon, please share what you know.