On the evening of May 7, 2023, a dispute that began in a nearby park escalated into gunfire on Francis Place Northwest near the Grove Park Recreation Center, leaving 23-year-old Dantavious Gutherie dead. The shooting occurred about 6:30 p.m. after an argument spilled from the park onto the residential street; a witness saw a car pull up, two men emerge and begin shooting, and another neighbor reported seeing a masked man with a gun before about 10 shots were heard.

When officers arrived they found Gutherie and 24-year-old Quinta Tutman with critical gunshot wounds; both were taken to a hospital and later died. A third man in his late 20s suffered a leg wound and was transported to the hospital in a private vehicle and reported stable. Investigators recovered a gun that a neighbor found under a parked car and turned over to police, and family members suggested the shooting may have been gang-related. No arrests or identified suspects have been publicly announced.

If anyone witnessed the shooting on Francis Place Northwest or has information about who arrived in the car that pulled up, please share what is known.