Tracey Louise Cooper, 45, was fatally shot on May 16, 2016, at about 3:48 PM while walking toward the front door of her home on 49th Street in Southeast Washington, D.C. A bullet fired from a passing car struck her arm and then pierced her lungs, aorta, and esophagus, and she fell from her front steps into her yard.

The shooting occurred less than three hours after another nearby fatal shooting in which 22-year-old Tayvon Cummings was killed in an alley. Police investigated a possible connection between the two killings amid community speculation that Cooper may have been collateral damage in a feud between rival crews. After the shooting, officers searched the home Cooper shared with her 23-year-old son, Keith Cooper, and found a handgun, a rifle, ammunition, and cocaine. Keith Cooper was briefly handcuffed at the scene, later arrested on charges of making threats, and also charged federally on drug and gun counts.

No arrests have been announced in Tracey Cooper’s murder and the case remains unsolved. If anyone knew Tracey, saw activity on 49th Street that afternoon, or has information about these shootings, please share what is known.