Walter Christian, known to family as Walter Raymond Chris Christian, was fatally shot in an alley behind 630 Orleans Place NE in Washington, DC, on the evening of Sunday, May 16, 2004, around 8:15 p.m. Neighbors reported hearing gunfire; officers found him on the ground with gunshot wounds and he later died. Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Violent Crimes Branch canvassed the block and issued a homicide flyer asking for information, with a standing reward of up to $25,000 applicable to the case.

The killing remains listed among the city’s unsolved homicides. No arrests or publicly identified suspects have been announced, and investigators continued to seek witnesses who might recall an argument, a suspicious vehicle, or someone fleeing the alley that night. If anyone knew Walter, his movements that evening, or saw activity near 630 Orleans Place NE around 8:15 p.m., please share what you know with investigators.