Alvin S. Elliott Jr, known as Shad, was fatally stabbed in Northeast Washington, D.C., on the night of Sunday, August 3, 2003. At about 11:50 p.m. members of D.C. Fire Board Medic 10 found him on the 1100 block of Orren Street suffering from multiple stab wounds; he was pronounced dead the following day, August 4, 2003.

The Metropolitan Police Department’s Violent Crimes Branch opened a homicide investigation and asked the public for help identifying those responsible. An obituary in The Washington Post listed survivors and announced funeral services at St. Mark’s Baptist Church. The case remains listed among the major unsolved homicides for 2003, with no publicly announced arrests or named suspects.

If anyone knew Alvin, was in the Orren Street area that night, or has information that could help bring answers to his family, please come forward.