On the evening of Tuesday, February 6, 2024, 48-year-old Rufus Brown was found inside a vehicle on the 3200 block of Pennsylvania Avenue Southeast in Washington, D.C., suffering from apparent gunshot wounds. Officers from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Sixth District were initially dispatched for a reported traffic accident at about 5:02 p.m., but discovered the scene was a homicide. Brown, who had no fixed address, was unconscious and not breathing and was pronounced dead at the scene.

The Homicide Branch took over the investigation, and police had not released a motive or any suspect description in the initial reports. The Metropolitan Police Department is offering a reward of up to $25,000 for information leading to an arrest and conviction.

If anyone has information about what happened to Rufus Brown, please contact the Metropolitan Police Department.