Monique Charles, 47, of Brooklyn, New York, was fatally shot multiple times while visiting the 1700 block of Imperial Drive in Silver Spring, Maryland, on October 12, 2025. Emergency responders pronounced her dead at the scene after witnesses reported gunfire as she was leaving the location.

Witnesses at the scene identified the shooter as her ex-boyfriend, 47-year-old Earl Walker of Derwood. Police say Walker approached Charles as she was leaving and fired multiple shots. An eyewitness also gave a description of Walker and the vehicle he fled in, which led officers to locate him in his car in Derwood.

When officers tried to stop Walker, he led them on a pursuit that ended when his vehicle crashed and rolled near Route 108 and Rocky Road. He was taken into custody after being treated for minor, non-life-threatening injuries; a gun was recovered from his vehicle. An arrest warrant charging Walker with first-degree murder and related offenses was issued. Authorities have described the killing as a domestic violence incident.

Did anyone in the Silver Spring area see Monique that morning or the vehicle involved in the crash?