Lawrence Alonzo Carter, a 27-year-old Black man, was shot and killed in Northwest Washington, D.C., in the early hours of Saturday, August 15, 2015. At about 1:05 a.m., officers responding to reports of gunfire found him in the 1500 block of 1st Street NW with at least one gunshot wound to the torso. Emergency medical personnel responded but Mr. Carter died; the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner ruled the death a homicide.

The Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch opened an intensive investigation. MPD has offered a reward of up to $25,000 for information leading to an arrest and conviction and continues to seek tips from the public.

If anyone has information about Lawrence’s movements that night, witnesses, or surveillance footage from the area, please contact the Metropolitan Police Department.