On the evening of May 5, 2024, at about 7:41 p.m., gunfire erupted in the 3500 block of Stanton Road SE in Washington, D.C. Two men were shot and taken to a hospital. Thirty-one-year-old Anthony White, a resident of Northwest D.C., died of his injuries; a second adult male suffered non-life-threatening wounds.

The Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch opened an investigation and sought public help, offering a reward of up to $25,000 for information leading to an arrest and conviction. Detectives continued the probe for more than a year.

On May 22, 2025, an arrest was made and a 17-year-old, Damari Thomas, was taken into custody and charged as an adult with Second Degree Murder while Armed. Authorities say the investigation is ongoing.

If anyone was in the Stanton Road SE area that night or has information about the shooting, please come forward to assist the investigation.