Francis E. Watkins, 23, was fatally shot shortly before dawn on Saturday, July 1, 2006, in Northeast Washington, D.C. The shooting happened in the 4000 block of Gault Place NE at about 1:44 a.m. Watkins, who lived on the 1700 block of Benning Road NE, was taken to Howard University Hospital but was pronounced dead at 2:17 a.m.

The Metropolitan Police Department opened a homicide investigation. No arrests have been announced and no suspects have been publicly identified; the case remains unsolved. Authorities are seeking public assistance to help resolve the case and provide answers for Watkins’s family.

If anyone has information about Francis Watkins or the events that night, please contact the Metropolitan Police Department.