OXON HILL, MD – Polie responded to the report of two people shot inside the Giant grocery store in the Eastover shopping center on Audrey Lane Friday morning. When police arrived, they found 43-year-old Willie Tate, a security guard working at the store dead and a woman shot.
Police learned that Tate, of Fredricksburg was shot and killed by 20-year-old Zaila Akida of District Heights.
“The preliminary investigation revealed Tate attempted to prevent Akida from stealing items from the store. During that encounter, Akida pulled out a gun from a backpack and shot Tate. Tate was able to return fire, striking Akida,” police said in a statement.
Akida was transported to a hospital, where she was pronounced dead a short time later.
If anyone has information relevant to this investigation, they are asked to please call detectives at 301-516-2512.