Deon Damien Thomas, 31, of Washington, D.C., was shot and killed on July 12, 2025, in Oxon Hill, Maryland. Police were called about 8:20 p.m. to the 5100 block of Indian Head Highway, where Thomas was found outside with a gunshot wound and pronounced dead at the scene.

Investigators quickly released surveillance video showing a man walking away from the scene immediately after the shooting. The person in the footage wore a dark Adidas hoodie, jeans, and sneakers, and was seen calmly lighting a cigarette as he left. A reward of up to $25,000 was offered for information leading to an arrest and indictment in the case. The motive for the fatal shooting remains under investigation by Homicide Unit detectives.

Did anyone in the Oxon Hill or Washington, D.C., area see the man in the video or have information about Thomas’s movements that evening?