Nineteen-year-old Timothy Alexander Chapman was shot and killed on the night of Wednesday, August 22, 2007, at approximately 11:45 p.m. on the 1000 block of 14th Street Southeast in Washington, D.C. Officers who responded found Chapman with multiple gunshot wounds; he was taken to a local hospital and later pronounced dead.

The Metropolitan Police Department’s Violent Crimes Branch investigated. In the immediate aftermath police asked the public for help and a reward of up to $25,000 was offered for information leading to an arrest and conviction. No arrests or suspects have been publicly identified, and the case remains an unsolved homicide on the department’s list.

Chapman was remembered in his obituary as a beloved son, grandson, and brother. If anyone saw or heard anything on the night of August 22, 2007, or has information about the shooting, please come forward.