James Perry Jr. was fatally shot on Thursday evening, March 31, 2005, at about 10:30 p.m. in the 200 block of 14th Street SE in Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Police Department officers found him suffering from gunshot wounds; he died despite medical intervention.

Few details about the circumstances that night have been disclosed publicly. The Homicide Branch continues to treat the investigation as active; no arrests or publicly identified suspects have been announced and a substantial reward is being offered for information that leads to an arrest and conviction. Perry’s family and community continue to await answers and justice for his death.

If anyone has information about what happened that night or remembers seeing anything in that area around 10:30 p.m. on March 31, 2005, contact investigators.