On the evening of Saturday, January 25, 2025, 24-year-old Thomas Drew Jr. of Bowie, Maryland, was found in a hallway on the 1500 block of Benning Road NE in Northeast Washington, D.C., suffering from gunshot wounds. The shooting was reported at about 5:09 p.m.; D.C. Fire and EMS transported him to a nearby hospital but he was pronounced dead there.

The Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch is leading the investigation. Authorities have appealed to the public for information and are offering a reward of up to $25,000 for tips that lead to an arrest and conviction.

If anyone has information about Thomas Drew Jr.’s movements that evening or saw suspicious activity near the 1500 block of Benning Road NE, please contact investigators.