On the night of Thursday, May 23, 2002, police responded to an apartment at 105 Franklin Street NE in Northeast Washington, D.C., and found a triple homicide. Twenty-one-year-old Elvon Miller, 25-year-old Mitchell Johnson, and 21-year-old Daniel Dimoh were discovered with multiple gunshot wounds to the head and body. The D.C. Medical Examiner pronounced all three dead at the scene in the early morning hours of May 24.

The killings occurred in the Franklin Commons apartment complex, described as a quiet neighborhood with a jungle gym and a learning center. Residents had reported increased foot traffic and break-ins in the period before the incident. Miller, known as Smoke, grew up in the city and had been featured in an article about his athleticism with the Metropolitan Boys and Girls Club; the same article noted he once said he had seen more people shot than a teammate had. Miller also had a prior conviction for selling cocaine in 2000.

The triple homicide remains unsolved. The Metropolitan Police Department is seeking information and has offered a reward of up to $75,000 for tips leading to an arrest and conviction. If anyone has information about the killings or the men involved, please come forward.