In the pre-dawn hours of Thursday, February 9, 2006, Ronald Taylor was found shot and killed in an alley beside 1368 Meridian Place NW in Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Police arrived about 12:50 a.m., and the case was assigned to the Violent Crimes Branch.

Police have appealed to the public for help and offered a reward of up to $25,000 for information leading to an arrest and conviction. There has been no public announcement of arrests or identified suspects and the investigation remains open.

If anyone remembers seeing or hearing anything in that alley or the surrounding block on the night of February 9, 2006, please contact the Metropolitan Police Department with any information.