Christopher Malik Thomas was 19 when he was found critically wounded in his vehicle after a collision into a brick wall on the 5600 block of Southern Avenue SE in Washington, D.C. Emergency responders arrived the morning of Thursday, December 20, 2001, at approximately 1:30 a.m., but he later died at a local hospital from multiple gunshot wounds.

Detectives from the 6th Police District determined the shooting occurred a short distance away in the 5500 block of C Street SE, the same block where Christopher lived. The case was classified as a homicide and later became a cold case. A reward is being offered for information that leads to an arrest and conviction.

Who in the community might have seen or heard something that night on C Street SE or Southern Avenue SE and can help bring Christopher’s killers to justice?