On September 24, 2023, Tequia Nails, 32, was fatally shot in her home in Fairmount Heights, Maryland. The next morning, her ex-boyfriend Quindell Mercer, 26, was found dead in Washington, D.C., in what police believe to be a murder-suicide. Nails was a mother of four children: an 8-year-old son, a 3-year-old daughter, and 2-month-old twins. Multiple sources reported that Mercer was the father of the twins, and family members stated that the shooting occurred after Nails repeatedly asked Mercer to leave, as she no longer wanted to be in a relationship with him. Some reports suggest she was holding one of the twins when she was shot. The incident has deeply affected both the community and Nails’ family. A neighbor expressed concern about the trauma this would cause the children, while Nails’ father shared the family’s devastation, saying “We’re falling apart… Everybody can’t believe it.”
A Md. Mom Was Fatally Shot While Holding Her Baby. The Suspect Is the Baby’s Father
Updated on October 1, 2024