Daremiah Banks, 18, was killed in a shooting in Southeast Washington, D.C., in the early morning of Sunday, August 9, 2026. Officers found Banks with a gunshot wound in the 1100 block of K Street, Southeast, near the Potomac Avenue Metro station; D.C. Fire and EMS pronounced her dead at the scene around 5:26 a.m.

Surveillance video shows a silver sedan from which multiple shots were fired. The footage depicts Banks with a group of people on scooters when the gunfire erupted; she falls as bystanders scatter. Several nearby vehicles were struck by bullets, and a neighbor reported a bullet hit her window inches from where she was sitting. Police say three suspects were seen in the silver sedan. Motive and any relationship between Banks and the suspects are unknown.

The Metropolitan Police Department is investigating and has offered a reward of up to $25,000 for information leading to arrest and conviction. If anyone has information about Daremiah Banks, the vehicle seen, or the people in it, please contact investigators.