Dashane Judd, 31, was found fatally shot in the early morning of Thursday, November 14, 2024, on the 1500 block of Benning Road Northeast in Washington, D.C. Officers arrived after a report of an unconscious person at about 6:17 a.m.; D.C. Fire and Emergency Medical Services pronounced him dead at the scene and his body was taken to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner. He had no fixed address, and his mother described him as a young, golden-hearted Black man.

The Metropolitan Police Department is investigating the death as a homicide. No arrests or publicly identified suspects have been announced, and authorities are asking anyone with information to come forward; a reward of up to $25,000 has been offered for information that leads to an arrest and conviction. If anyone saw activity around Benning Road Northeast that morning or knew Mr. Judd’s whereabouts, please contact investigators with tips.