Lamont D. Pitts, 24, was found shot to death on March 12, 2004, in the 1200 block of Valley Avenue SE in Washington, D.C. Officers located Pitts at the scene the morning of March 12 at approximately 10:29 a.m., and the Metropolitan Police Department described the killing as having occurred in the early hours that day. A reward of up to $25,000 was later offered for information leading to an arrest and conviction, but no arrests have been announced and no suspect or suspects have been publicly named.

Pitts’s obituary listed his age and the family he left behind, giving a brief portrait of a young life cut short while the homicide remained unsolved. The case continues to be listed among the department’s open homicides, and investigators are seeking tips to help reconstruct what led to the shooting on Valley Avenue SE.

If anyone has information about Lamont Pitts or the events on Valley Avenue SE that morning, please come forward with what you know.