A quiet Southeast Washington, D.C. street was shattered by gunfire on the evening of August 27, 2021. At about 9:35 p.m. officers from the Metropolitan Police Department, who were nearby, heard the shots and found 43-year-old Tennelle Smith inside a vehicle in the 2300 block of Ainger Place SE in the Woodland Terrace neighborhood. She was mortally wounded and later died at a hospital.

Authorities opened a homicide investigation. The circumstances that led to the shooting and the motive remain unclear. The Metropolitan Police Department has appealed to the public for help and a substantial reward has been offered for information leading to an arrest and conviction, but no arrests or suspects have been publicly identified.

Did anyone in Woodland Terrace or nearby hear or see anything that night or have information that could help bring answers for Tennelle Smith’s family?