On Sunday afternoon, December 5, 2021, multiple gunshots were reported in the 1100 block of Eastern Avenue NE in Washington, D.C. Police found 24-year-old Raychelle Free inside a vehicle at about 1:57 p.m.; she had suffered numerous gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead at the scene. The vehicle was riddled with bullet holes, a detail that investigators described as indicating a violent, targeted attack.

Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch opened an investigation and later said they were seeking three juveniles in connection with the fatal shooting. No arrests have been made. Raychelle’s family remembered her as a loving mother to two young sons; her mother spoke of the immense loss the family faces.

The MPD has offered a reward of up to $25,000 for information leading to arrest and conviction. Does anyone have information about that afternoon on Eastern Avenue NE or about the shooting that could help investigators?