This large street shrine to Jasmine "Jazz" Lashai Light, is in the 16th Street SE corridor. This neighborhood has been deeply troubled of late.
May she and all of her friends and family, and the entire community, know true peace.
From a DC Police report: Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch seek the public's assistance in identifying and locating a vehicle of interest in reference to a Homicide offense that occurred in the 2000 block of 16th Street SE, Washington DC, on Wednesday, January 17, 2018. At approximately 11:08 am, the victims were standing at the listed location. Unknown suspects fired shots at the victims, from a vehicle, then fled the scene. One adult female and three adult males were struck by the gunfire. All of the victims were transported to local hospitals for treatment. The three adult male victims sustained non-life threatening injuries. The adult female victim, identified as Jasmine Lashai Light, 23, Southwest DC, succumbed to her injuries and was pronounced dead.
A vehicle of interest was captured by a nearby surveillance camera and can be seen in this video:
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May she and all of her friends and family, and the entire community, know true peace.
From a DC Police report: Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch seek the public's assistance in identifying and locating a vehicle of interest in reference to a Homicide offense that occurred in the 2000 block of 16th Street SE, Washington DC, on Wednesday, January 17, 2018. At approximately 11:08 am, the victims were standing at the listed location. Unknown suspects fired shots at the victims, from a vehicle, then fled the scene. One adult female and three adult males were struck by the gunfire. All of the victims were transported to local hospitals for treatment. The three adult male victims sustained non-life threatening injuries. The adult female victim, identified as Jasmine Lashai Light, 23, Southwest DC, succumbed to her injuries and was pronounced dead.
A vehicle of interest was captured by a nearby surveillance camera and can be seen in this video:
