On July 25, 2026, at about 9:48 p.m., 24-year-old Dayquan Miller of Southeast Washington, D.C., was fatally shot on the 1200 block of Valley Avenue SE. Officers from the Seventh District and D.C. Fire and Emergency Medical Services responded after calls about gunfire; Miller was found with a gunshot wound and was pronounced dead at the scene. Authorities classified the death as a homicide and opened an investigation.

The Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch took the lead and publicly appealed for witnesses. A reward of up to $25,000 was offered for information leading to an arrest and conviction. By early August 2026 the investigation was still active; no arrests had been announced and no suspect description had been released.

Anyone with information about the shooting or who was in the area that night is asked to come forward.