Demontay Matthews, a 25-year-old Black man from Southeast Washington, D.C., was fatally shot on the morning of February 23, 2025. Officers from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Seventh District responded to the Unit block of Galveston Street, Southwest, after gunfire was reported around 9:39 a.m. DC Fire and EMS attempted lifesaving measures, but Matthews was pronounced dead at the scene.

The MPD has opened a homicide investigation and detectives are working to establish a motive and identify any suspects. No arrests have been announced. Authorities are offering a reward of up to $25,000 for information that leads to an arrest and conviction.

If anyone saw activity in the Unit block of Galveston Street that morning or has information about this shooting, please contact the investigators handling the case.