Teresa Francisco, 53, was shot dead after fleeing from her Northeast Washington, D.C. apartment on October 1, 2024. The attack began inside the home she shared with her husband in the 900 block of Eastern Avenue NE. After a gunshot inside the apartment, Francisco ran out screaming for help and sought refuge in a nearby work van, but was pursued by her husband, 48-year-old Wyatt Michelin Swan, who fired multiple shots into the van. Francisco was pronounced dead at the scene from multiple gunshot wounds to her neck, chest, and head.

Swan fled but was arrested in Prince George’s County the next day, October 2, 2024, and charged with first-degree murder while armed. Investigators described the killing as rooted in domestic violence.

If anyone witnessed the events near Eastern Avenue NE on October 1, 2024, or has information about the couple, please come forward.