Desean Chapman was 28 when he was shot and killed early on July 27, 2016, in the 3200 block of Walters Lane in Forestville, Maryland. Police responded to a shooting call about 6:30 a.m.; Chapman was found with a gunshot wound to his upper body and pronounced dead at the scene. He was a resident of the District-Heights area and is remembered as a father to two young children.

Investigators identified 23-year-old Divonta Gatling of Southeast Washington as a suspect; the two men were acquaintances and the shooting was tied to a domestic dispute involving a woman who had children with Gatling and was dating Chapman. Authorities arrested Gatling at a motel in Salisbury, Maryland, and recovered the handgun used in the homicide. He was charged with second-degree murder and assault and held without bond. In 2019 Gatling pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and use of a handgun in the commission of a felony and received a 30-year sentence, with all but 20 years suspended.

Did anyone in the Forestville or District-Heights area know Chapman or have information about his relationships in 2016?