On November 3, 2015, gunfire erupted in the 5000 block of Benning Road SE, Washington, D.C. Officers and emergency medical personnel arrived at about 3:34 p.m. and found 19-year-old Tyree Banks suffering from gunshot wounds. He was taken to a nearby hospital and died shortly after arrival.

The Metropolitan Police Department opened a homicide investigation. Their inquiry produced an arrest warrant charging 20-year-old William Lee Lewis IV with first-degree murder while armed. Lewis reportedly fled the Washington area but was later located in South Carolina and arrested hiding in a closet. He was extradited to Washington, D.C., to face the charges.

The shooting left a family and community grieving; details about motive and events leading up to the shooting remain unclear. If anyone has information about Tyree Banks or the circumstances that afternoon, please share what is known.