On the morning of July 26, 2022, a welfare check at a home on the 1600 block of Webster Street in Northeast Washington, D.C. led to the discovery that 69-year-old Marilyn Payne had been shot. D.C. Fire and Emergency Medical Services responded around 5:16 a.m. and found her unconscious and unresponsive; she was pronounced dead at the scene.

Investigators quickly focused on a domestic dispute. That same day police arrested 30-year-old Anna Payne, the victim’s daughter, and charged her with second-degree murder while armed. Court filings described a history of severe mental illness and multiple psychiatric hospitalizations for Anna Payne. Security camera footage shown in court reportedly captured her outside the house holding what appeared to be a gun near the time she called her sister to say their mother was dead.

A judge later found Anna Payne incompetent to stand trial and ordered her transfer to St. Elizabeths Hospital for treatment. Does anyone have information about Marilyn Payne, the household, or the events that morning?