On the evening of Friday, July 19, 2019, officers responding to a welfare check in the 1100 block of Queen Street Northeast found 17-year-old Ahkii Tavon Washington-Scruggs and his 57-year-old father, Hugh Washington, inside their apartment with gunshot wounds. Both were pronounced dead at the scene; it was not clear how long they had been deceased before they were discovered. Ahkii was a student and football player at Dunbar High School and was described as a promising athlete in his community.

The Metropolitan Police Department opened an investigation and asked the public for information about any suspicious activity in the week before the killings. No arrests have been announced and authorities have not released details about suspects or a motive. A reward has been offered for information that leads to an arrest and conviction.

If anyone knew Ahkii or Hugh, or saw anything unusual around Queen Street Northeast in the days before July 19, 2019, please come forward with what you know.