James Michael Wright Jr was fatally stabbed in the early hours of August 10, 2006. At about 2:00 a.m. he was in the 1800 block of Wiltburg Place NW in Washington, D.C., when an altercation ended with his death. The circumstances of that confrontation remain unclear.

The Metropolitan Police Department’s Violent Crimes Branch opened a homicide investigation and the case remains active. No suspects have been publicly identified and no arrests have been announced. Authorities have offered up to a $25,000 reward for information leading to an arrest and conviction.

Anyone who was in the area that night or who has information about what happened is urged to come forward.