On the evening of Thursday, April 23, 2026, 17-year-old Kenzell Locust, a Black male resident of Northeast Washington, D.C., was found with multiple gunshot wounds in the 5300 block of Nannie Helen Burroughs Avenue NE. Metropolitan Police officers arrived after reports of gunfire at about 5:14 p.m. He was alive but semi-conscious when discovered and was taken to a nearby hospital, where he later died.

Investigators say the probe led them to a second scene in the 500 block of 55th Street NE, where two unoccupied vehicles had been struck by bullets. Police believe the shooting began at that location before Kenzell was found on Nannie Helen Burroughs Avenue. No suspect or motive has been announced, and it is not clear whether Kenzell was the intended target. A reward of up to $25,000 is being offered for information leading to an arrest and conviction.

If anyone has information about Kenzell, the shooting on April 23, or either scene, please share what is known with investigators.