On the late night of July 14, 2002, gunshots were reported in the 600 block of Raleigh Place SE in Washington, D.C. Officers from the Metropolitan Police Department found 45-year-old Bernard Johnson, a Black male, suffering from gunshot wounds; he was pronounced dead at the scene.

Detectives from the Homicide Branch canvassed the neighborhood and interviewed potential witnesses while pursuing leads, but no arrests or public identifications of suspects have been announced. The department continues to appeal to the public for information, and a substantial reward is being offered for tips that lead to an arrest and conviction.

If anyone in the Raleigh Place SE area that night or anyone with information about Bernard Johnson’s death can help, please contact the Metropolitan Police Department.