On the morning of November 13, 2023, gunshots were reported on the 400 block of Ridge Road Southeast in Washington, D.C. Officers from the Sixth District arrived around 11:21 a.m. and found 52-year-old Marcus Little suffering from gunshot wounds. Despite first responders’ efforts, he was pronounced dead at the scene.

Marcus Little grew up in Washington, D.C., graduated from H.D. Woodson High School, earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Finance from The George Washington University and a Master of Science in Real Estate from Johns Hopkins University. He worked at Fannie Mae, the U.S. General Services Administration, and FEMA, and invested in real estate to provide affordable housing for veterans and disadvantaged families. Those who knew him remembered his generosity and contagious laughter.

The Metropolitan Police Department Homicide Branch led the investigation and identified a suspect. On December 18, 2024, the MPD Fugitive Unit arrested 42-year-old Rico Parker of Southeast, D.C., and he was charged with First Degree Murder While Armed. The case is now in the court system. Does anyone have information about Marcus’s activities or contacts on Ridge Road that morning?