On the morning of November 4, 2022, 43-year-old security guard Willie Tate was killed during a confrontation at the Giant grocery store in Oxon Hill, Maryland. Tate approached 20-year-old Zaila Akida after suspecting her of attempted shoplifting.

Prince George’s County police found both people with gunshot wounds at the Eastover Shopping Center. Tate was pronounced dead at the scene; Akida was taken to a nearby hospital and later died. The store’s video surveillance captured the entire incident and was recovered by homicide detectives.

Family described Tate as a loving husband, father, and brother who had recently taken the security job to be closer to family and had warned about safety concerns at that store location. If anyone has information about the events inside the store that morning, please share what is known with investigators.