On the evening of Friday, April 10, 2026, gunfire in Southeast Washington, D.C., ended the life of 25-year-old resident Deangelo Scott. Officers from the Seventh District responded to the 3000 block of 30th Street at about 8:34 p.m., where Scott was found with an apparent gunshot wound. D.C. Fire and EMS personnel performed life-saving measures, but Scott was pronounced dead at the scene.

The Metropolitan Police Department is investigating the death as a homicide. No motive or suspect information has been released and no arrests had been announced in the days after the shooting. A reward of up to $25,000 is being offered for information that leads to an arrest and conviction.

If anyone has information about what happened on 30th Street that night, please contact the investigators handling the case.