Pamela Thomas, 54, was killed by a stray bullet on the afternoon of Wednesday, February 9, 2022, while driving through the 500 block of Division Avenue NE in Washington, D.C., on her way to a family birthday celebration. She was in the car with her sister Marilyn Walker and her 8-year-old son; a bullet that police believe came from a dispute between individuals from rival neighborhoods pierced the vehicle’s window and fatally struck Thomas. Her son was in the backseat and witnessed his mother fall into his lap.

The Metropolitan Police Department investigated and arrested 22-year-old Dion Lee of Northeast D.C. on April 1, 2022. He was charged with first-degree murder while armed in connection with Pamela Thomas’s death. The shooting turned a day of family celebration into a devastating loss for her relatives.

If anyone witnessed the shooting or has information about events on Division Avenue NE that afternoon, please share what you know.