On the afternoon of Thursday, May 9, 2019, gunfire erupted in the 800 block of Xenia Street Southeast, Washington, D.C., near the Ferebee Hope Recreation Center. Calls came in around 5:16 p.m.; officers found 28-year-old Mark Steven Milline Jr. of Southeast D.C. lying unconscious on the sidewalk with multiple gunshot wounds. He was transported to a nearby hospital but died of his injuries.

The Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch opened an investigation and released surveillance footage showing three suspects and their vehicle. Police recovered the vehicle, offered a reward of up to $25,000 for information leading to arrest and conviction, but no arrests were announced in the immediate aftermath. The community continues to grieve a life cut short by violence.

If anyone saw activity around Xenia Street or has information about the three individuals or the vehicle, please share what you know with investigators.