A 14-year-old boy, Irving Laboard, was found with gunshot wounds in the 3600 block of Fort Dupont Drive SE in Southeast Washington, D.C., on the morning of Wednesday, April 3, 2024. Metropolitan Police Sixth District officers arrived about 7:19 a.m.; emergency medical personnel responded but Laboard died of his injuries. The Homicide Branch is investigating the shooting as a homicide.

Authorities had not publicly identified suspects or made arrests as of early April 2024. The motive remains unclear. The MPD has asked the public for information and is offering a reward of up to $25,000 for tips that lead to an arrest and conviction.

If anyone has information about Irving Laboard, his movements that morning, or the events on Fort Dupont Drive, please contact the Metropolitan Police.