On the night of Monday, September 25, 2023, 40-year-old Tangia Tates-Little was fatally shot in the 5100 block of Fitch Street Southeast in the Marshall Heights neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Relatives say she had been visiting her mother at a nearby apartment complex and was struck multiple times after walking out of a gate and onto the street at about 11:44 p.m. Emergency responders found her in the roadway; she was pronounced dead at the scene.

Investigators said the circumstances were unclear in the immediate aftermath, and it was not known whether she had been the intended target. The Metropolitan Police Department opened a homicide investigation and initially released a lookout for two men in connection with the shooting. As of a year after the killing, no arrests have been announced; the family continues to seek answers and a significant reward is being offered for information leading to an arrest and conviction.

If anyone knew Tangia, saw activity near the 5100 block of Fitch Street Southeast that night, or has information that could help the investigation, please come forward.