On the night of December 3, 2023, 26-year-old Dionte Claytor of Southeast Washington, D.C. was shot and later died of his wounds. The shooting happened about 11:00 p.m. in the 3000 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, Southeast. Officers from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Seventh District heard gunfire nearby, stopped a vehicle a short distance away and found Claytor inside with apparent gunshot wounds. He was taken to a hospital and pronounced dead.

The Homicide Branch is investigating, and authorities have offered up to a $25,000 reward for information leading to an arrest and conviction. The family described Dionte as funny and sensitive; his father, Kenneth Claytor, spoke about the loss. No suspect description or arrest has been released. If anyone has information that could help the investigation, please contact the police.