A 57-year-old Black mother from Houston, Texas, was dropping off her son at Maryland’s Naval Academy this week with her husband by her side. It would be the last time she would see them alive.
According to NBC Washington, Michelle Cummings, while sitting on her Annapolis hotel’s patio, was unfortunately struck by stray bullets shortly after midnight on June 29, resulting in her death.
Local police confirmed that Cummings was struck more than once, but the number of bullets has not yet been confirmed. Paramedics arrived at the hotel, which is about less than a mile from the United States Naval Academy, and attempted to save Cummings’ life, but it was too late, and the mother was pronounced dead at the scene.
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According to CBS Baltimore, Annapolis police are conducting an ongoing investigation into the case. Police Chief Ed Jackson told the outlet, “Well, we know preliminarily that two people were sitting in a car, an SUV on Pleasant Street, adjacent to where the homicide occurred. And shots rang out, and at least one of the shots more than one we believe struck Ms. Cummings.”
Cummings was sitting on the patio with her husband and another couple, but no additional injuries were reported. Her son Leonard Trey Cummings III, a Navy midshipman and football prospect, decided to continue with “Plebe Summer,” a seasonal training program for those interested in the Navy.
Officer in charge of plebe summer says Naval Academy will wrap their arms around Trey Cummings after his mom was killed by stray bullets in Annapolis. Cummings will in-process today and then take leave; police press conference at 130 today @wjz pic.twitter.com/gKVzYlqIDK
— Mike Hellgren (@HellgrenWJZ) June 30, 2021
Lt. Col. Todd McCarthy, an officer leading Plebe Summer, told CBS Baltimore that he was proud of his courage. The young prospect would be taking a break to “focus on his family” before returning to the academy.
To help with funeral costs and other expenses, a fellow Navy mother launched a GoFundMe for the Cummings family.
“Being the great mother that she was, she had just dropped her pride and joy, Trey, off at the United States Naval Academy for school. Michelle was an outstanding mother, wife, friend, and Soror,” the page reads, honoring the woman whose life was tragically cut short.
In a tremendous display of community support, the fundraiser has exceeded its goal of $100,000– raising $132,352.
