Tarek Boothe was 27 and known to family and friends as an aspiring chef and artist who cared for his younger sister. On the evening of January 31, 2022, after a work shift at a marijuana dispensary at 1204 Eton Court, he left for Georgetown and sat on a low wall at 33rd and M Street NW to wait for a ride. Prosecutors say an argument earlier that night with coworker Ranje Wade Chin Reynolds escalated; witnesses and investigators reported Reynolds followed Boothe to the corner, briefly sat beside him, left, then returned with a gun and shot Boothe in the eye at close range. Boothe was found unconscious around 6:12–6:15 p.m., transported to a hospital, and died of a gunshot wound to the head.

Surveillance images and a police reward flier followed; Reynolds reportedly left the U.S. on February 3, 2022, and was arrested in Kingston, Jamaica, on August 16, 2022, on a U.S. warrant. He was returned to Washington for prosecution. At trial, jurors heard testimony from coworkers, an ex‑girlfriend, police and bystanders; on May 5, 2025, a jury found Reynolds guilty of first‑degree murder while armed and a related firearm offense. Judge Jason Park sentenced Reynolds to 48 years in prison on October 31, 2025.

Did anyone in Georgetown that night notice a confrontation or see Boothe after he left the dispensary?