A community celebration in Southeast Washington, D.C., ended in gunfire on the evening of Saturday, September 17, 2016. At about 8:23 p.m. during Dorsey Day on the 2600 block of Birney Place, SE, 18-year-old Zoruan Otto Harris was struck by gunfire and later pronounced dead at the scene. He was one of two people killed in the mass shooting that also wounded seven others, including an 8-year-old child.

Harris was a recent graduate of National Collegiate Preparatory Public Charter High School, where he served as team captain and quarterback and was chosen to present the class gift at commencement. A young father, he was working two jobs and enrolled at the University of the District of Columbia pursuing a bachelor’s degree. Family described him as a positive influence who attended the event with a friend.

The Metropolitan Police Department opened a homicide investigation and appealed for public assistance, offering a reward. No suspects or arrests have been publicly identified in connection with Harris’s killing. If anyone at Dorsey Day or nearby that night has information, please come forward.