Charles Henry Gaskins was shot and killed on Sunday, August 21, 1977, at approximately 8:25 a.m. The killing occurred in the 2600 block of Stanton Road in Southeast Washington, D.C., and the Metropolitan Police Department has said the shooting happened during the course of a robbery.

Decades later the case remains open and unsolved. No suspects have been publicly identified and no arrests have been announced. The Metropolitan Police Department continues to list the death as a major unsolved homicide and is asking the public for any information that could help solve the case.

If anyone knew Charles Gaskins, was in that area that morning, or has information about the robbery, please come forward with what you know.