Reward of $20K Available For Tips in 20-Year-Old’s Death: “Somebody Knows Something”

Bethesda, Maryland –

A $20,000 reward has been made available by the Maryland State Police for information leading to the identification of a 20-year-old woman who died.

Nyah Strong Hairston, a hairstylist and part-time UPS employee who graduated from Laurel High School, was shot and killed on May 3 near Landover Road on the inner loop of the beltway.

Hairston was shot at approximately 10:45 p.m. while visiting a friend on her way home from work, according to the police.

In an effort to solve the case, law enforcement officials are pleading with drivers and the general public to pay attention to what they are hearing.

“Drivers out there—not just those who were passing through the area—are being urged to keep an ear out by the Maryland State Police Homicide Unit.

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Lieutenant Kyle Clark of the Maryland State Police advised anyone in the community to keep an open mind and follow up on any information regarding shootings or this case, whether it be in Maryland or one of the neighboring states. This will allow them to piece the story together and potentially solve the case.

In an interview with FOX 5, Hairston’s great-aunt Florence James urged others to come forward.

“Someone recorded an observation. A person has heard something, and someone knows something.

Thus, I’m requesting that you be a stand-up person and come up and share your knowledge,” James remarked. “It’s still so surreal that you just still can’t believe that something like that happened to our Nyah.”

The FBI is attempting to assist in the case’s resolution as well.