Lance Anthony Holmes, 65, was shot and killed inside a residence in the 2300 block of S Street Southeast in Washington, D.C., on the evening of Wednesday, December 20, 2023. Sixth District officers arrived after a report of a shooting at about 6:40 p.m. and found Holmes with gunshot wounds; he was pronounced dead at the scene despite emergency personnel’s efforts.

Metropolitan Police Department Homicide detectives are investigating but have released few details about what led to the shooting, any motive, or whether Holmes lived at the S Street address. His younger brother, Mark Holmes, said Lance worked as a traveling barber and that he did not know if his brother lived at that location. No arrests or suspects have been publicly identified.

The MPD is urging anyone with information to come forward and is offering a reward of up to $25,000 for information leading to an arrest and conviction. Did anyone in the area see or hear anything that evening, or know Lance’s whereabouts in the days before December 20?