On the evening of March 13, 2025, a dispute in the Marshall Heights neighborhood of Southeast Washington, D.C. ended with the fatal shooting of 33-year-old Darius Nico Young. A native of the District, Young worked in human resources for the city and helped his retired D.C. Police officer father with a catering business; he was known by some as Chef Nico and was selling extra meals after catering an event that night.

The shooting occurred about 9:26 p.m. outdoors in the 5000 block of H Street, Southeast. After gunfire, officers found Young inside an establishment in the 5000 block of Benning Road, Southeast, where he had run following the shooting. D.C. Fire and EMS transported him to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Police identified a suspect after reviewing surveillance video showing an argument earlier that night; investigators say the suspect had been angry with Young for breaking up a fight and that Young was unarmed during the confrontation. On March 31, 2025, 37-year-old Cornell Antoine Day of Southeast, D.C. was arrested and charged with First Degree Murder while Armed and ordered detained. Does anyone have information about Young, his activities that night, or the locations involved?