Tequila Smith, a 36-year-old woman from Durham, North Carolina, was found dead on September 22, 2017, on the 100 block of E. Umstead Street shortly after 9:45 p.m., with an apparent gunshot wound. Durham Police responded and launched an investigation into her death.

The inquiry resulted in the arrests of three men: Jamal Shamsuddeen, 23, Aquan Pitts, 24, and Mustafa Magwood, 20. All three were charged with Smith’s murder. Shamsuddeen and Magwood were treated for non-life-threatening gunshot wounds at a local hospital; investigators were still looking into how the two men were shot. Court proceedings in Durham County Jail’s courtroom noted Pitts and Magwood requested court-appointed attorneys, Magwood appeared in a wheelchair, and Shamsuddeen remained hospitalized. A subsequent court date was set for October 6, 2017.

Smith was a mother of five. Her family described the devastation caused by her death and expressed a desire for justice. Does anyone have information about what happened that night or contacts who can speak to Smith’s life in Durham?