Martez Tony was a 17-year-old student at Dunbar High School in Washington, D.C., remembered by family and friends as humble and mature. Known affectionately as Tezz, tributes asked him to watch over his mother and siblings after his death.

His life ended the evening of Monday, January 2, 2023, when he and a 14-year-old boy were shot outside the Congress Heights Metro Station in Southeast D.C. Martez was transported from the scene but died of his injuries; the 14-year-old survived with non-life-threatening wounds. Police described the attack as targeted rather than random and both the Metropolitan Police Department and Metro Transit Police opened an immediate investigation.

The murder remains unsolved; no suspects have been publicly identified and no arrests announced. If anyone has information about what happened that night, please come forward to assist the investigation.