Davon Lamont Rose was 24 when he was shot and killed in southeast Washington, D.C., on the evening of Saturday, August 24, 2002. Officers responded to reports of a shooting at about 10:40 p.m. in the 3800 block of Ninth Street SE and found Rose with gunshot wounds. He was taken to a nearby hospital but died of his injuries and was pronounced dead at about 1:15 a.m. the following morning; his death was ruled a homicide.

The Metropolitan Police Department’s violent crimes branch opened an investigation and has continued to seek public help. No suspects have been publicly identified or arrested, and the case remains unsolved. If anyone has information about Davon’s death or was in the area that night, please come forward with tips that could help bring answers to his family.