On Sunday afternoon, September 9, 2018, 18-year-old Ta-quan Pinkney was shot and killed in the 2800 block of Stanton Road in Southeast Washington, D.C. He had left home to buy a soda when gunfire erupted around 1:07 p.m.; family and friends say he was an innocent bystander caught in crossfire and was shot in the back while fleeing. He was taken to a hospital and pronounced dead.

Pinkney had recently graduated from Suitland High School and planned to study HVAC technology at the University of the District of Columbia. Described as upbeat and loving, he volunteered with Horton's Kids and wanted to help his mother and four siblings move to a safer neighborhood. A vigil attended by more than 100 people released red and black balloons in his memory.

Police later charged two teenagers in connection with the killing; court records say a witness reported an earlier fight, followed by the three suspects trailing Pinkney’s group and one of them brandishing a gun before shots were fired. Does anyone have information about Pinkney, the scene on Stanton Road, or witnesses who haven’t yet come forward?