On the afternoon of July 30, 2023, 24-year-old Elijah Raymond Raphael was found outside an apartment on Brinker Drive in Hagerstown, Maryland, suffering from a gunshot wound to his torso. He was taken to Meritus Medical Center, where he later died from his injury.

A 31-year-old woman was located inside the same apartment near the front door with multiple gunshot wounds; she was transported to the hospital and survived. Police determined the shooting was an isolated incident and that both victims knew the person who shot them.

The suspect was identified as 42-year-old Brian Christopher Francis, who also used the names Fox and Silk. After the shooting he fled the area, prompting a multi-state search and a federal arrest warrant. Investigators cited cellular evidence, surveillance footage, and witness statements as part of the inquiry.

If anyone has information about Elijah, the woman who survived, or the events at the Brinker Drive apartment, please share what is known.