Robert Leroy Clark, an African-American man, was killed on June 16, 1981, in the 200 block of Rhode Island Avenue NE in Washington, D.C. He was found dead under violent circumstances and the Metropolitan Police Department officially classified his death as a homicide. Detectives opened an investigation but no arrests were announced in the period that followed, and the case remained unresolved.

The MPD later issued a reward notice naming Clark, giving the Rhode Island Avenue NE location, and asking anyone with information to contact the department’s Synchronized Operations Command Center; the department offers a reward of up to $25,000 for information leading to an arrest and conviction in a District homicide.

What did anyone who lived or worked near the 200 block of Rhode Island Avenue NE in June 1981 see or hear that might help bring answers?