In the spring of 2007, just days before her high school graduation, 17-year-old Brittney D. Hall’s life was tragically cut short. On the night of Saturday, May 12, 2007, Brittney was sitting in a parked car with a male friend in the 1300 block of Taylor Street, NW in Washington, D.C.. It was approximately 11:30 p.m. when an unknown individual approached the vehicle on foot and opened fire..
A bullet struck Brittney in the neck, causing a severe injury to her spine..
Her friend immediately drove her to Howard University Hospital. For six days, Brittney fought for her life, but her injuries proved too catastrophic. She succumbed to the gunshot wound and passed away on Friday, May 18, 2007..
Brittney was a senior at Booker T. Washington Public Charter School for Technical Arts and had plans to attend Bowie State University to study criminal justice.. Police at the time believed she may have been an unintended victim of feuding neighborhood gangs..
The Metropolitan Police Department launched a homicide investigation and appealed to the public for any information that could lead to the killer.. Despite their efforts and the belief that there were witnesses in the area at the time of the shooting, no arrests have been made in the case.. The murder of Brittney D. Hall remains unsolved, and her killer is still at large..
