In the summer of 2019, 24-year-old Mshairi Alkebular Jr. was shot and killed in Suitland, Maryland, after a funeral service on August 5. A dispute between two groups from Washington D.C. escalated as attendees left a church on Suitland Road; police present for crowd control heard gunfire nearby and found Alkebular next to a car with a gunshot wound. He was taken to a hospital and died that evening.

Investigators traced the shooting to two men from Southeast Washington D.C., 26-year-old Tavone Hoes and 25-year-old Gregory Sam. Authorities say Hoes fired into the vehicle Alkebular occupied while Sam drove the getaway car; occupants of the victim’s vehicle returned fire and struck Hoes in the arm. Both suspects were arrested in Washington D.C. within two weeks and charged with first-degree murder and related offenses, pending extradition to Prince George’s County.

If anyone was at the funeral or saw the events on Suitland Road that afternoon, please come forward with information.