In the early morning of July 2, 2016, at about 5:20 a.m., gunfire on the 200 block of 50th Street NE in Washington, D.C., ended the life of 35-year-old John Williams III. Officers from the Metropolitan Police Department found him at the scene with fatal gunshot wounds and he was pronounced dead there. He was Black/African American.

Detectives from the homicide branch canvassed the neighborhood but gathered little information. No motive has been established in publicly released accounts, and no description of a suspect or suspects has been provided. The case remains open and unsolved, and a reward has been offered for information leading to an arrest and conviction; no arrests have been announced.

If anyone in the neighborhood that morning or who knew John has information that could help resolve this case, please come forward.