In the predawn hours of Sunday, February 3, 2019, gunfire in a Northeast Washington, D.C. neighborhood left 59-year-old Michael Bernard Wells fatally wounded. Police responding around 2:48 a.m. found Wells in the 500 block of 60th Street NE with multiple gunshot wounds. Emergency medical services transported him to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Metropolitan Police Department homicide detectives opened an investigation, canvassing the area and appealing for witnesses and tips.

If anyone was in or near the 500 block of 60th Street NE that morning or has information that could help, please contact the Metropolitan Police Department.