On Wednesday, May 1, 2024, 32-year-old Thomas Carlos Felder, a man of no fixed address, was shot and killed in Southeast Washington, D.C. Officers found Felder on the median strip in the 1300 block of Pennsylvania Avenue Southeast around 12:23 p.m.; he died at the scene from multiple gunshot wounds. Witnesses said a suspect pursued Felder, shot him at close range, then fled southward. Police described the shooting as targeted and the Homicide Branch kept the case under active investigation for months.

In June, authorities released surveillance footage showing a person of interest and asked the public for help identifying that individual. An arrest followed: on October 4, 2024, the Capital Area Regional Fugitive Task Force arrested 26-year-old James Rice of Southeast, D.C., charging him with First Degree Murder while Armed after a witness identified him from the video. Court filings later noted challenges to that identification and that searches of Rice’s home yielded no firearms or ammunition. On October 22, 2024, a judge found the prosecution had not established probable cause and dismissed the charges; the prosecution may refile if new evidence appears.

Does anyone have information about Felder, the shooting that afternoon, or the person shown in the surveillance footage?