Deborah Armstrong, 71, was killed on the evening of August 18, 2022, in Lanham, Maryland. A Bladensburg resident, she was a passenger in a vehicle that was not part of the dispute when a shootout between two vehicles erupted near Martin Luther King Jr. Highway and Business Parkway at about 9:10 p.m. A stray bullet struck her; she was taken to a local hospital with gunshot wounds and died from her injuries. Police stated she was not the intended target.

The Prince George’s County Police Department Homicide Unit opened an investigation, seeking a motive and the people responsible. Authorities offered a reward of up to $25,000 for information leading to an arrest and indictment. No arrests or suspects have been announced in connection with her death.