In the pre-dawn hours of Sunday, March 17, 2024, a mass shooting at the intersection of 7th and P Streets Northwest in the Shaw neighborhood left two men dead and five others wounded. Jay Lucks, 32, a resident of Baltimore, Maryland, was one of the two fatalities; the other was 32-year-old Anthony Brown of Southeast, D.C. The shooting occurred about 3:01 a.m., with three men and two women found in the 600 block of P Street and a sixth victim later seeking care at a hospital.

The Homicide Branch says one or more suspects intentionally fired at the group. Authorities are seeking a man of average build last seen wearing light pants and a blue shirt, fleeing south on 7th Street. No arrests have been announced, and the Metropolitan Police Department has offered up to a $50,000 reward for information leading to arrest and conviction. If anyone witnessed the shooting or knows the person seen fleeing, please contact investigators with any information.