On the evening of March 20, 2020, Lagloria Marquita Brinkley, a 36-year-old Black/African American woman, was shot and killed at approximately 9:54 PM in the 1900 block of 16th Street SE in the Fairlawn neighborhood of Washington, D.C. The Metropolitan Police Department opened a homicide investigation and asked the public for help in reconstructing the events of that night.

Born in Washington, D.C., on January 28, 1984, to Gloria Dean Brinkley and James Sanders, Lagloria was described as vivacious and outspoken. A graduate of Anacostia High School, she enjoyed caring for the children of family and friends, loved lively debates and jokes, and was close to her nephew Blake. In the months before her death she had been attending church and bible study with her mother and aunt.

Police later identified a suspect and arrested Mequan Carthens of Southeast D.C., charging him with first-degree murder while armed in connection with Brinkley’s death. Does anyone who knew Lagloria or who witnessed activity in the 1900 block of 16th Street SE that night have information to share?