Shanika Williams was 28 when she was shot and killed inside her apartment in the 800 block of 19th Street Northeast in Washington, D.C., in the early morning hours of July 12, 2020. Officers arrived after a report of a shooting at about 4:02 a.m. and D.C. Fire and EMS determined she showed no signs of life at the scene.

Williams was a mother of two, a licensed cosmetologist, an aspiring musical artist and ran her own beauty business. Detectives identified her boyfriend, 29-year-old Steven Martin Robinson, as the suspect and a warrant was issued charging him with second-degree murder while armed. Two children were present in the home at the time of the shooting.

Anyone who knew Shanika, her family, or who has information about the case is asked to come forward.