Dangelo Foster, a 49-year-old Black man from Upper Marlboro, Maryland, was shot and killed in Washington, D.C., on July 6, 2025. At about 1:20 a.m. officers responding to reports of gunfire found him in the rear of an apartment building in the 1100 block of 3rd Street, Southwest, suffering multiple gunshot wounds. DC Fire and Emergency Medical Services attempted lifesaving measures but Foster was pronounced dead at the scene.

The Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch is investigating. No motive has been released, no suspects have been identified, and no arrests have been announced. Detectives have offered a reward and are appealing to the public for information.

If anyone was in that area the night of July 6 or has information that could help investigators, please come forward.