On the morning of December 21, 2023, 35-year-old Patricia Harris was killed in a daylight drive-by shooting in the 1300 block of Half Street Southwest, near Nationals Park. Gunfire erupted at about 11:49 a.m.; Harris was struck and died at the scene. The attack also killed 24-year-old Tyrone Jacobs and wounded two other men.

Authorities say a white Jeep Cherokee believed to have been used in the drive-by was found abandoned and burned in Prince George’s County. Detectives later released surveillance images of a person of interest, and the Metropolitan Police Department has been leading the investigation. As of early 2024 no arrests had been announced, and MPD is offering up to a $50,000 reward for information leading to an arrest and conviction.

Family remembered Patricia as a devoted mother to three children, ages 14, 8, and 4; a GoFundMe was set up to support the children and their grandmother. Was anyone in the area that morning who saw the vehicle, the shooting, or anyone fleeing the scene?