Devonte Dixon was found dead inside a burning car on Akin Avenue in Capitol Heights, Maryland, on the evening of May 14, 2019. Firefighters discovered the 26-year-old Black man from Northeast D.C. in the vehicle; an autopsy later showed he had been severely burned and also sustained gunshot wounds. Prince George’s County Police ruled the death a homicide and canvassed the neighborhood for witnesses.

Investigators offered a $25,000 reward for information leading to an arrest and conviction, but no significant leads or suspects emerged and no arrests have been announced. The case remains open and unsolved.

If anyone saw or heard anything on Akin Avenue that night or has information about Dixon’s death, please come forward to the investigating agency.