On the night of Monday, September 25, 2023, a 40-year-old Black/African American woman named Tangia Tates-Little was fatally shot in Washington, D.C. The incident occurred at approximately 11:44 p.m. in the 5100 block of Fitch Street, Southeast, in the Marshall Heights neighborhood. Relatives reported that Tates-Little, a mother to a teenage daughter, had just been visiting her mother at a nearby apartment complex.
She was shot multiple times after walking out of a gate and onto the street.
Emergency responders found Tates-Little in the roadway suffering from gunshot wounds. She was pronounced dead at the scene. In the immediate aftermath, the circumstances surrounding the shooting were unclear to investigators, and it was not known if she was the intended target. The Metropolitan Police Department launched a homicide investigation into her death.
As of a year after the tragic event, no arrests have been made in the killing of Tangia Tates-Little. Her family continues to seek answers and justice. The police had initially released a lookout for two men in connection with the shooting, but the case remains an open and ongoing investigation. A significant reward is being offered for any information that leads to an arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for her death. Her mother has spoken of the immense pain and the desire for closure that can only come with knowing why her daughter was killed.
