Alexander Ariel Pavon-Rios, 18, was reported missing on Halloween after last being seen October 27, 2024. On the morning of November 8, 2024, shortly before 7 a.m., an employee found human remains in a wooded area in the 2600 block of Dunbar Road SE. The remains, in an advanced state of decomposition, were identified as the missing teenager from Northwest D.C.

The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner determined the cause of death to be multiple gunshot wounds and officially ruled the death a homicide. The Metropolitan Police Department opened an intensive investigation and offered a reward of up to $25,000 for information leading to arrest and conviction.

If anyone in Southeast or Northwest D.C. had contact with Alexander between October 27 and November 8, or saw suspicious activity near Dunbar Road in early November 2024, please come forward with information. Who saw or heard something that could help piece together what happened?