The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) announced that a suspect is in custody for a homicide that occurred on Feb. 2 in Columbia Heights. The victim, 27-year-old Nyesha Walden-Hatcher, was found deceased from a gunshot wound in a residence on the 3100 block of 16th Street, NW. Tyjuan Bazemore, 35, was arrested in Middletown, CT, and will be extradited to Washington, D.C., where he will face charges of Second-Degree Murder While Armed.
Homicide
Victim
Nyesha Walden-Hatcher
Aged 27 | February 2, 2026
