Federal records describe sightings across northeastern North Carolina during the four days after two contractors were killed in Chesterfield County.
CHESTERFIELD, Va. — Surveillance recordings and an abandoned car have given investigators a clearer picture of where a woman accused of killing two VDOT contractors traveled after the shooting, tracing her from Virginia into several northeastern North Carolina communities.
The evidence outlined in federal court records marks the most detailed public account yet of the search for Dennikia Rachelle Boyce, 37. Authorities say cameras recorded her in Ahoskie and Conway after the July 24 killings, and officers found her vehicle four days later behind a church in Pendleton. Boyce remains wanted on two Virginia second-degree murder charges and now also faces a federal unlawful-flight charge.
The case began at about 9:30 a.m. July 24, when Virginia State Police responded to a shooting at a VDOT equipment yard near the intersection of Route 1 and Route 288 in Chesterfield County. Troopers found Rai’Shon Eugene Delarge, 30, and Philip Avery Wilson, 34, both of Emporia, with gunshot wounds. Delarge died at the scene, while Wilson was taken to a hospital and died later.
Both men worked for a contractor hired by the Virginia Department of Transportation. State police later identified Boyce as the suspect and said the shooting appeared to be domestic-related. Authorities have said Boyce knew at least one of the men, but they have not publicly provided a complete account of the circumstances surrounding the shooting.
The trail described in federal records shifted south after Boyce left the Chesterfield area. Surveillance footage placed her in Ahoskie and Conway, North Carolina, in the days after the shooting, according to court documents. Both communities are in the northeastern part of the state, relatively close to the Virginia border.
Investigators then recovered Boyce’s blue Honda Accord in Pendleton on July 28. Local authorities in Northampton County found the vehicle behind a church, according to the federal account. The car had been abandoned, creating another fixed point in the timeline but leaving investigators without a publicly confirmed destination for Boyce after she left the vehicle.
Authorities have not disclosed whether they believe Boyce remained in Northampton County, traveled elsewhere in North Carolina or moved to another state after the car was found. They also have not announced any arrests of people accused of helping her. The absence of a confirmed sighting after the vehicle was recovered has left a substantial gap in the publicly known timeline.
The U.S. Marshals Service joined Virginia State Police in the search and elevated the fugitive investigation to major-case status in August. The Marshals Service is offering up to $10,000 for information leading to Boyce’s capture. Its wanted notice describes her as 5 feet 6 inches tall and about 160 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes, and lists her as armed and dangerous.
The newly disclosed federal case adds unlawful flight to avoid prosecution to Boyce’s legal exposure. The charge reflects the government’s allegation that she crossed state lines while avoiding authorities. It is separate from the two second-degree murder charges filed in Virginia, where the deaths of Delarge and Wilson remain the central criminal case.
Court information also shows that Boyce previously worked for the Virginia Department of Corrections before leaving the agency in August 2025. No public evidence released in the case has connected that employment to the shooting, and investigators have not said it affected the search.
As of Sept. 8, Boyce had not been arrested. Investigators continue to focus on the North Carolina trail documented after the shooting while seeking evidence that could establish where she went after her vehicle was found in Pendleton.
Author note: Last updated September 8, 2026.