On Monday night, November 24, 2014, police responded to a reported burglary at the home of 55-year-old Donna Washington in University City, Missouri. Officers found her with a gunshot wound to the leg; she was taken to a hospital and died a short time later. The investigation identified her 33-year-old son, Major Washington, as the suspect.

As three officers approached the house earlier that night, Major Washington opened fire and shot one officer in the chest; the officer returned fire and the suspect fled. A subsequent tip led law enforcement, including FBI agents, to a nearby home where Major Washington was found barricaded. During the standoff two FBI agents were shot, with non-life-threatening leg and shoulder injuries. When authorities entered the home they found Major Washington dead.

Major Washington had prior run-ins with police, including a 2011 incident in which he threatened a relative at his mother’s home and was shot by officers; he was released from prison in March 2014 after pleading guilty to assault on a law enforcement officer and armed criminal action. The motive for Donna Washington’s killing was not immediately clear. Does anyone have information about Donna or that neighborhood the night of November 24, 2014?