On the evening of Monday, May 20, 2024, 21-year-old Rashaud Johnson was found with gunshot wounds in the 7300 block of Blair Road, Northwest, and was pronounced dead at the scene. Fourth District officers of the Metropolitan Police Department discovered the male victim at approximately 9:12 p.m. Emergency medical services found no signs of life on arrival.

A second male victim with gunshot injuries was located shortly afterward in the 800 block of Fern Street, Northwest, and was taken to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The Metropolitan Police Department is investigating Johnson’s death as a homicide. No suspects or arrests have been publicly identified, and a reward of up to $25,000 is being offered for information leading to an arrest and conviction.

If anyone has information about what happened that evening or recognizes incidents near Blair Road or Fern Street, please share what you know with investigators.