Alexandria Man Charged With Murder In Shooting Over Narcotics Deal: Police

WOODBRIDGE, VA – Two men have been arrested and charged in connection with a shooting death in Woodbridge in May, Prince William County police announced Monday.

Taiyon Damari Jackson, 20, of Alexandria, was arrested on May 21. William Latrale Lisenby, 23, of Lorton, was arrested on May 22. Both have been charged in the death of Frances Joseph Douglas, 42, of Bowling Green, on May 12.

Jackson is charged with murder, use of a firearm in the commission of a felony, discharging a firearm in a public place and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. Lisenby is charged with murder, use of a firearm in the commission of a felony and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.

According to Prince William County police, the shooting occurred on May 12, on the 1200 block of Potomac Vista Drive, when one of the two accused men got into a physical altercation with Douglas, whom they both knew, over a narcotics transaction. The second suspect joined the fight and shot Douglas multiple times.

Douglas was able to get to his vehicle and was taken by a family member to a hospital, where he later died, police say.

Both of the accused are being held without bond. Jackson’s next court date will be July 15; Lisenby’s is pending.