Sophia Johnson was 38 when she was fatally shot on October 27, 2022, in Washington, D.C. Officers and emergency crews responded to the intersection of New Jersey Avenue and N Street NW around 12:19 p.m. and found her inside a vehicle suffering from multiple gunshot wounds; she was pronounced dead at the scene. The shooting appeared to be contained to the single vehicle and a firearm was recovered there.

A passenger in the same vehicle, 39-year-old Ariel Cooper of Northwest D.C., was quickly identified and taken into custody that same day and charged with second-degree murder while armed. Investigators reported Cooper and Johnson were long-time friends and family members told police Cooper had a history of phencyclidine use that had led to altercations with Johnson. Does anyone have information about Johnson’s last movements that afternoon or witnessed activity around New Jersey Avenue and N Street on October 27, 2022?