Jeremy Carpenter, a white man from Washington, D.C., was shot and killed on the night of Wednesday, February 7, 1996. The shooting occurred around 9:00 p.m. in the 1500 block of 25th Street SE in Southeast. The Metropolitan Police Department quickly classified the death as a homicide and canvassed the neighborhood, distributing flyers and offering a reward of up to $25,000 for information leading to an arrest and conviction.

Early investigative efforts produced scarce leads, and reports describe few eyewitnesses willing or able to provide solid accounts. The case cooled and was folded into the city’s roster of major unsolved 1990s homicides.

Did anyone living in or near the 1500 block of 25th Street SE in February 1996 see or hear something that could help this cold case?