Antoine Pratt, 21, was shot and killed in Northeast Washington, D.C., in the early hours of January 25, 2025. Officers from the Sixth District responded at about 1:15 a.m. to the 3800 block of Jay Street, Northeast, after a report of an unconscious person. Emergency medical personnel pronounced Pratt dead at the scene after he was found with gunshot wounds.

The Metropolitan Police Department opened a homicide investigation. Detectives announced an arrest on February 14, 2025, when 19-year-old Rodney Whiting, also from Northeast, D.C., was taken into custody and charged with First Degree Murder while Armed in connection with Pratt’s death. The department had offered a reward of up to $25,000 for information leading to an arrest and conviction.

If anyone saw activity on Jay Street the night of January 25 or has information about Pratt or the arrest, please share what is known with investigators.