On October 18, 2025, a 37-year-old man named Eric Jones was shot in the 3200 block of 15th Place SE in Southeast Washington, D.C. Seventh District officers responded around 9:43 p.m. and found Jones unconscious and not breathing with gunshot wounds. Emergency medical personnel pronounced him dead; some reports say he died at the scene while others indicate his death occurred the following day, October 19, 2025.

The shooting happened on a quiet Saturday evening in a residential block of newer townhouses in the Douglass neighborhood. The motive has not been released and no arrests or named suspects have been announced. Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch are investigating and the department is offering a reward of up to $25,000 for information that leads to an arrest and conviction.

If anyone saw activity in the 3200 block of 15th Place SE on the night of October 18 or has information that could help investigators, please contact the MPD Homicide Branch.