This one hurt especially. My prayers to the family of little Ms. Ty'ah Settles. May her innocent soul know rest and her family and community be spared further grief.
From a DC Police report: Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch Major Case Squad are investigating a fatal shooting that occurred in Southeast. On Friday, May 3, 2024, at approximately 9:10 p.m., Seventh District officers responded to the 2300 block of Hartford Street SE, Washington DC, for the sounds of gunshots. A short time later, a 3-year-old female was located at a nearby fire station in the 2400 block of Irving Street SE suffering from a gunshot wound. MPD Officers and members of DC Fire and Emergency Medical Services rendered aid to the child until she was airlifted by United States Park Police to a local hospital. Despite all life-saving efforts, she was pronounced dead. The detective’s preliminary investigation revealed the child was inside of a vehicle in the 2300 block of Hartford Street SE at the time of the shooting. The victim has been identified as 3-year-old Ty’ah Settles, of Southeast, DC.
A $50,000 reward has been posted for information leading to the arrest and conviction of her killers.
This shrine is still in the process of being built, and additional vigils are being scheduled to honor the child and to support her family.
There is considerably more information about this tragic situation in the Washington Post.
