Jamar Parker, 32, left his Oxon Hill home in the predawn hours and was shot to death on the 1900 block of Naylor Road SE in Washington, D.C., on Thursday, February 24, 2005. Police were called about 5:20 a.m. and found Parker mortally wounded on the street. The attack occurred as the neighborhood was waking, and initial releases gave few answers: no suspect description, no stated motive and no arrest announced.

The Metropolitan Police Department issued an immediate appeal for help and circulated a reward poster offering up to $25,000 for information leading to those responsible. Parker’s obituary identified him as Jamar T. Parker and noted he is survived by a young son. The case remained listed among the department’s unsolved homicides, with investigators still seeking information.

If anyone knew Jamar or saw anything in that area before dawn on February 24, 2005, please come forward with information.