Dennis Smith, known as Skip, was fatally shot in Northeast Washington, D.C., late on Friday, August 26, 2005. The shooting occurred at about midnight in the 3700 block of Hayes Street NE; he died of his wounds the next day, August 27, 2005. The Metropolitan Police Department classifies his death as a homicide and the case is unsolved.

An obituary in The Washington Post identified him as Dennis D. Smith Jr., a husband to Monique Smith and father to RaJeah, Savveon, SyNia, and NyJeaha. He was the son of Cheryl D. Amobi and Dennis D. Smith Sr., and was survived by three brothers, four sisters, and many other relatives and friends. The police offered a reward of up to $25,000 for information leading to an arrest and conviction. Little else about the circumstances has been made public.

If anyone has information about that August 2005 shooting or knew Dennis Skip, please come forward.