On March 31, 2024, at about 3:03 a.m., gunfire was reported in the 1100 block of 2nd Place Southeast in the Navy Yard neighborhood of Washington, D.C. First District officers found 44-year-old Michael James Quander Jr., a resident of Northwest D.C., suffering from gunshot wounds inside a residential building. He was pronounced dead at the scene, and police described the location as the site of an active homicide investigation.

Authorities released few details immediately after the shooting; investigators said there was little information at first about a suspect or a motive. The case left neighbors and the community seeking answers after a violence-shocked morning in what is usually a quiet block.

If anyone in Navy Yard or the surrounding area saw anything around 3:00 a.m. on March 31, or has information about Quander’s movements that night, please contact investigators. What can readers in the neighborhood add to the timeline?