Ranel Rae Marshall was 21 when she was shot on the afternoon of Tuesday, June 29, 2021, while seated in her car in the 4000 block of Alabama Avenue, SE in Washington, D.C. She had been waiting to pick up a friend to go to the movies when another vehicle pulled up alongside and shots were fired. Marshall, a Falls Church, Virginia resident, was struck in the neck and shoulder and taken to a local hospital.

She fought for several days but died of her injuries on July 4, 2021. The Metropolitan Police Department is investigating the death as a homicide and has offered a reward of up to $25,000 for information leading to an arrest and conviction. Family described her as outgoing and beautiful; she had been attending art school and hoped to become an interior designer. Her case remains unsolved and no arrests have been announced.

If anyone has information about that shooting or saw a vehicle pull up alongside Marshall’s car that afternoon, please come forward.