Tony Jermaine Gates was 24 when he was fatally shot in Brookland, Washington, D.C., on Monday, August 29, 2016. The shooting occurred about 11:47 p.m. on the 1000 block of Rhode Island Avenue NE, an area of single‑family homes. Emergency crews found Gates wounded on a sidewalk; he was taken to a nearby hospital and later died of his injuries.

The Metropolitan Police Department opened a homicide investigation and appealed to the public for information, offering a reward of up to $25,000 for tips that lead to an arrest and conviction. No arrests or suspects have been publicly announced, and the case remains an active investigation.

If anyone witnessed the shooting or has information about who was responsible, please contact the Metropolitan Police Department to help bring answers to Gates’s family.