On March 16, 2003, 19-year-old Santino L. Henson was fatally shot while sitting in the driver’s seat of a car in the rear parking lot of 33 K Street NW in Northwest Washington, D.C. The shooting occurred about 2:00 a.m. after a white van entered the Temple Courts parking lot and several people got out. An altercation reportedly began when those individuals approached Henson and a friend to buy marijuana; one man produced a handgun and fired. Henson’s friend fled on foot and later returned to find Henson shot. An ambulance was called but his wounds proved fatal.

The Metropolitan Police Department investigated and a 24-year-old, Kevin English of Lorton, was arrested and reportedly identified as the person who fired three shots into Henson’s car. The case remains under investigation, with up to a $25,000 reward offered for information leading to arrest and conviction. Henson’s mother, Karen Henson, filed a lawsuit as personal representative of his estate and the family has published memorial notices on his birthdays.

If anyone remembers the Temple Courts parking lot or the white van that night, please come forward with information.