Anwar Wingate was a 24-year-old professional boxer from Maryland, known in the ring as The Silent Assassin. In the early morning hours of November 19, 2023, police found him in a parking garage on the 2100 block of 8th Street NW in the Shaw neighborhood of Northwest Washington, D.C., suffering from a fatal gunshot wound. He was pronounced dead at the scene at about 3:08 a.m.

Investigators determined Wingate was the victim of an armed robbery. Surveillance footage reportedly shows him stumbling and flashing a handgun in his waistband while interacting with two young men; those men allegedly recorded and mocked him on social media. According to witness statements and court documents, the men tried to take his firearm, warned they would shoot him if he resisted, and Wingate was shot in the neck during a struggle.

Detectives identified two suspects from Maryland. On January 24, 2024, 20-year-old Jayvon Thomas and 19-year-old Lavar Hunter were arrested and charged with first-degree felony murder while armed; court filings identify Hunter as the alleged shooter. Both pleaded not guilty and a judge found probable cause to hold them without bond. Was anyone in the Shaw area that night who saw Wingate or the men with him?