Michael Dent was killed in a late-evening shooting in Northeast Washington, D.C. On May 5, 2004, at about 10:00 p.m., officers found Dent suffering from gunshot wounds near 58th Street and Eastern Avenue, NE; he died at the scene.

The Metropolitan Police Department’s Violent Crimes Branch opened the investigation and has sought the public’s help. The circumstances of the shooting remain under investigation.

If anyone was in that area on the night of May 5, 2004, or has information about Michael Dent’s death, please share what you know with investigators.