17-year-old woman succumbs to injuries from Thursday shooting

By D.C. Witness Staff - August 14, 2017
Homicides | Victims |

A 17-year-old female shot while driving her car in Northeast has died from her injuries.

Metropolitan Police Department Chief Peter Newsham retweeted a photo of victim Jamahri Sydnor and called the murder “heartbreaking”, just hours after he urged anyone involved to come forward.

According to news reports, Sydnor was driving through the Brentwood neighborhood at around 3:30 p.m. Thursday when she was shot. Police responded to the area for a report of a shooting and found an adult male, who survived, and Sydnor suffering from gunshot wounds.

Police do not believe she was the intended target. Sydnor was originally brought to the hospital in critical condition, and a man was charged with assault to intent to kill. Police say they are planning to upgrade the charges against Phillip Carlos McDaniel to murder, but police believe there are still others out there who are involved.