William Spriggs Jr. was 35 when he was fatally shot at approximately 10:45 pm on May 22, 2024, in the 4800 block of Alabama Avenue Southeast in Washington, D.C. The Metropolitan Police Department has opened a homicide investigation into his death.

Officials have asked the public for help in identifying the person or persons responsible; no suspects or arrests have been announced and the case remains under investigation. The appeal for information highlights a family and neighborhood left without answers after a late spring night turned deadly.

If anyone has information about William Spriggs Jr. or about what happened on Alabama Avenue Southeast that night, please contact the Metropolitan Police Department.