In the spring of 2025, a wave of violence shattered the community of Spotsylvania County, Virginia, forever altering the lives of several families. On the evening of April 8th, 18-year-old Chase Donovan Feaster, a male resident of the area, was fatally shot in a mass shooting that erupted in the Olde Greenwich Circle neighborhood near Fredericksburg. One source described him as African American, while another identified him as White/Caucasian. The incident, which unfolded around 5:30 p.m., was the tragic culmination of an attempted illegal gun sale that devolved into a robbery.
The chaos of that evening resulted in the deaths of two other young men, 18-year-old Alonzo Goffney and 19-year-old Sincere Devon Fitz, both of whom were also residents of Spotsylvania County. In addition to the three fatalities, three other individuals sustained injuries in the gunfire, turning a quiet residential area into a scene of devastation.
The event sent shockwaves through the community, prompting heightened security measures at local high schools and a two-hour delay for Spotsylvania County Public Schools to provide support for students and staff grappling with the tragedy.
In the wake of the shooting, law enforcement officials launched an intensive investigation that quickly led to the apprehension of four suspects. Among them was 18-year-old Jeremiah Upson, who, along with three juveniles—two 16-year-old males and a 17-year-old male—was taken into custody. One of the 16-year-old suspects had sustained a gunshot wound during the incident and was hospitalized before being formally arrested. The four individuals face a string of serious charges, including malicious wounding, use of a firearm in the commission of a felony, and unlawful assembly, as the community begins the long and arduous process of seeking justice for the lives that were cut short.
