On the night of Tuesday, June 11, 2024, gunfire in the 1900 block of 18th Street Southeast, Washington, D.C., left 18-year-old Dionte Alexander dead. Officers responding to reports of shots at about 9:57 p.m. found Alexander, a Southeast D.C. resident and D.C. Public Schools student who was one week away from his high school graduation, suffering from gunshot wounds; he was pronounced dead at the scene.

A neighbor’s doorbell camera captured the shooting and recorded the sound of more than 30 shots. Neighbors described the barrage as sounding like a war zone and said rising gun violence has become a growing concern in the area. Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department Homicide Branch are investigating and have said they are searching for several suspects. No arrests or named suspects have been announced; the department is offering up to a $25,000 reward for information that leads to an arrest and conviction.

If anyone saw activity on 18th Street Southeast that evening or has information about the shooting, please contact the Metropolitan Police Department.