On March 17, 2019, 37-year-old Ahmad Simms of Southeast Washington, D.C., was found unconscious and unresponsive inside a residence in the 1800 block of Q Street, SE. He was pronounced dead at the scene at about 5:20 a.m.; a police report described blunt force trauma to the head as the cause of death.

Police identified a suspect and on July 15, 2019, arrested 29-year-old Andre Dubose, charging him with first-degree murder while armed. Authorities alleged Dubose used a wooden object to inflict the fatal injuries and he was held in custody as proceedings began. In June 2020 a judge granted Dubose release into the High Intensity Supervision Program with 24-hour home confinement, citing his health, pretrial detention length, and what the judge described as limited evidence. That release was revoked in January 2021 after a re-arrest for an alleged assault with a metal bed frame pole, and Dubose was returned to jail.

Does anyone have information about Ahmad Simms, his life in Southeast D.C., or the events of March 17, 2019?