Marcus Kelly, 42, was fatally shot in Southeast Washington, D.C., in the early morning hours of Sunday, March 16, 2025. Officers from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Sixth District responded about 3:28 a.m. to reports of gunfire in the 1100 block of Chaplin Street, Southeast, and found Kelly with a life-threatening gunshot wound. Emergency personnel attempted life-saving measures but Kelly, who was days away from his 43rd birthday, was pronounced dead at the scene.

Born in Tempe, Arizona, and a graduate of Thomas A. Edison High School in Alexandria, Virginia, Kelly was described as generous and determined, devoted to his loved ones. The Metropolitan Police Department is investigating the homicide; no suspects or arrests have been announced and investigators have not released a known motive. A reward of up to $25,000 is being offered for information that leads to an arrest and conviction, and authorities are asking anyone with information to contact them or submit an anonymous tip via text.

Did anyone in the Chaplin Street area that night see or hear anything that might help the investigation?