Pierre Fenner, 29, was stabbed to death on the evening of August 5, 2019, while walking home from his construction job in the 5000 block of Bass Place SE, a few blocks from the Marshall Heights neighborhood where he grew up. First responders found him unconscious about 9:45 p.m.; he was taken to a nearby hospital and pronounced dead. He was the 100th homicide victim in Washington, D.C., that year and was initially unidentified because he was not carrying ID, so his family learned of the killing the next morning.

Family remembered Fenner as caring and protective of his sisters; his mother said his trusting nature left him vulnerable. The Metropolitan Police Department opened an investigation and offered a substantial reward for information leading to an arrest and conviction. No arrests or suspects have been publicly announced in the period described.

If anyone knew Pierre or has information about the altercation on Bass Place SE, please come forward with tips.