On the evening of Thursday, September 19, 2019, 21-year-old Vincent Carter was killed in a mass shooting in the courtyard of an apartment complex in the 1300 block of Columbia Road Northwest, in the Columbia Heights neighborhood of Washington, D.C. The shooting occurred at about 10:00 p.m. and left six people wounded; Carter was found with no signs of life and pronounced dead at the scene. Five other adult victims — four men and one woman — were taken to area hospitals with injuries ranging from non-life-threatening to critical.

Metropolitan Police Department Homicide Branch detectives say two male suspects believed to be armed with AK-style rifles were sought and a light-colored Nissan sedan was identified on surveillance as a vehicle of interest. A reward of up to $25,000 has been offered for information leading to an arrest and conviction. No arrests have been announced and the case remains unsolved. If anyone has information about the shooting, investigators want to hear from you.