Angel Ernesto Dominguez was 17 when he was fatally shot on the afternoon of May 29, 2025, in Northwest Washington, D.C. Remembered by family as happy and spirited, he had recently started a restaurant job and was training for work in construction. The shooting occurred on Florida Avenue after a confrontation with a classmate, 20-year-old Carlton Simon.

Court documents say Simon approached Dominguez, pointed a gun at his back, put him in a chokehold and then shot him in the chest. D.C. Fire and Emergency Medical Services transported Dominguez to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead.The Metropolitan Police Department identified Simon as the primary suspect and arrested him on September 16, 2025, charging him with second-degree murder while armed; prosecutors say surveillance footage and cellphone content were part of the evidence and a judge found probable cause to detain him without bond.

Who knew Angel or has information about the events on Florida Avenue that day?