On the evening of August 31, 2021, 39-year-old Luis Antonio Ruiz-Perez was found unresponsive with apparent gunshot wounds in an outdoor stairwell in the 6300 block of New Hampshire Avenue in an unincorporated area of Takoma Park, Maryland. He was pronounced dead at the scene. The Prince George’s County Police Department Homicide Unit opened an investigation and began working to establish a motive and identify suspects.

Few details about the circumstances of the shooting have been released. No arrests or suspect identifications have been publicly announced, and the investigation remains active as the community waits for answers.

If anyone has information about Luis Antonio Ruiz-Perez or the shooting that could assist investigators, please share what you know.