Delonte Smith, a 39-year-old Black man from Southwest Washington, D.C., was shot and killed on October 8, 2024. Police say the shooting occurred around 1:22 p.m. at the intersection of Seventh and I Streets NE, in the 900 block of 7th Street. Officers from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Fifth District found Smith with gunshot wounds; medics attempted life-saving measures but he was pronounced dead at the scene.

The Homicide Branch is investigating. Authorities issued a lookout for three Black males reportedly armed with a machine gun who were seen fleeing in a black sedan. No arrests have been announced and police are asking anyone with information to come forward; a substantial reward has been offered for tips leading to arrest and conviction.

If anyone saw the shooting, the fleeing vehicle, or knows anything about Smith’s movements that day, please share what is known with investigators.