Gunfire tore through the Congress Heights neighborhood on the afternoon of April 18, 2025. Police who responded to reports of a shooting in the 1300 block of Savannah Place, Southeast, found 18-year-old Christopher Daniels of Southeast, D.C., unconscious and not breathing in the rear of the 1300 block of Congress Street, Southeast. Emergency personnel attempted resuscitation but Daniels was pronounced dead.

Two other victims — an adult male and a juvenile male — went to local hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries. Authorities have not released details about what led to the shooting. The Metropolitan Police Department is investigating; no arrests or publicly identified suspects have been announced and a reward has been offered for information leading to an arrest and conviction.

If anyone in Congress Heights that afternoon saw what happened or has information about Christopher Daniels’ death, please contact the Metropolitan Police Department.