On March 31, 2021, a violent altercation on the 1300 block of Congress Street Southeast in Washington, D.C. left two people dead and three others injured. Surveillance footage described in court papers shows 25-year-old George Evans III pushing Keosha Ferguson and another person down a flight of stairs. A 25-year-old man, Tarik Turner, then intervened and allegedly struck Ferguson with a pole.

Court filings say Ferguson pulled a firearm and shot both Evans and Turner. Evans was taken to a hospital and pronounced dead. Turner allegedly returned fire as Ferguson ran through a parking lot, striking and killing her. Turner was arrested and charged in connection with Ferguson’s death and later pleaded guilty to assault with a dangerous weapon and carrying a pistol without a license, asserting he fired in self-defense after being shot.