Ronald Bryson, a 49-year-old African-American man from Washington, D.C., was shot and killed in the parking lot of the Skylark Lounge at 1943 New York Avenue NE late on the night of August 20, 2005. Police say shots rang out at about 10:20 p.m. that Saturday; when Metropolitan Police officers arrived they found Bryson fatally wounded outside the club’s entrance. The case was assigned to the Violent Crimes Branch and the department issued a homicide flyer urging anyone who had been in or around the Skylark that night to come forward.

If anyone was at the Skylark that night or has information about who fired the shots, please contact the investigators handling the case.