William B. Downing III was shot and killed on the night of September 25, 2006, at about 11:40 p.m. on the 1900 block of 17th Street Southeast in Washington, D.C. He was identified as the son of Gale M. and the late William B. Downing Jr., and is mourned by family including his sister Kindra M. Downing and his niece and nephew, Mya and DaWaune.

The Metropolitan Police Department opened a homicide investigation and appealed to the public for information. No motive or suspect information has been publicly released, and the case appears on the department’s unsolved homicides list for 2006. The investigation remains open and the family continues to seek answers.

If anyone knew William or has information about what happened that night, please come forward to assist the investigation.