On the evening of November 14, 2023, 26-year-old Quatrail Raynard Smalls of Big Stone Gap, Virginia, was shot in the Triangle neighborhood of Prince William County. Just before 8:45 p.m., multiple gunshots were reported in the 3700 block of Wharf Lane. Officers found Smalls on the ground with several gunshot wounds; he received first aid at the scene and was taken to a hospital, where he later died.

Investigators recovered shell casings in the roadway and noted that a stray bullet struck an apartment at the Linden Park complex, though no one else was injured. Police described the shooting as stemming from an altercation and identified 27-year-old Tyus James Terrell of Fredericksburg as a primary suspect who was believed to have known Smalls. A reward was offered for information leading to an arrest.

If anyone saw activity in the 3700 block of Wharf Lane on the night of November 14 or has information about the altercation, please share what is known with the Prince William County Police.