Cyhneil Smith, 23, was found shot to death inside a vehicle in the 300 block of 37th Street SE near Fort Dupont Park in Washington, D.C., in the early morning hours of October 16, 2020. Responders arrived after reports of gunshots at about 3:19 a.m. and found Smith with no signs of life; she had sustained multiple gunshot wounds.

A young mother who had trained at a vocational school and hoped to work in the hotel industry, Smith had previously been profiled for her resilience after suffering several hardships, including the loss of a stillborn child and the 2018 homicide of her sister, Mecca India Tyshea Gravette, who was also found shot to death in a car a few miles away. Police opened a homicide investigation and offered a reward of up to $25,000 for information leading to an arrest and conviction, but no suspects or arrests have been publicly identified. Authorities say there is no indication the sisters’ killings are related.

If anyone has information about what happened to Cyhneil Smith, please come forward to investigators.