In the early morning hours of Tuesday, December 13, 2005, Lakesha Parker was found fatally shot on the playground of JC Nalle Elementary School, 219 50th Street SE, Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Police Department investigators responded and opened a homicide investigation after her body was discovered at approximately 7:06 a.m.

The case file notes that the circumstances of why Parker was at the elementary school playground that hour and the motive for the killing are unclear. Her age and ethnicity have not been released publicly.

If anyone has information about Lakesha Parker, her activities on December 13, 2005, or who might have been responsible, please contact the investigators handling the case.