Henry Thompson Jr., a Black male, was shot and killed in the early hours of August 3, 2005. At about 12:30 a.m. gunfire was reported in the 4000 block of Arkansas Avenue NW in Washington, D.C. Officers from the Metropolitan Police Department found Thompson with gunshot wounds; first responders rendered aid but he died at the scene.

The Metropolitan Police Department’s Violent Crimes Branch opened an investigation and ruled the death a homicide. The case remains unsolved with no public announcements of suspects or arrests. A reward of up to $25,000 has been offered for information leading to an arrest and conviction. The victim’s age at death is not available in the materials reviewed.

Anyone with information that could help identify those responsible or who remembers activity around Arkansas Avenue NW that night is asked to contact the Metropolitan Police Department.