In the early morning hours of November 2, 2023, gunfire erupted on the 3400 block of 14th Street Northwest in Columbia Heights, Washington, D.C. Officers arriving about 2:08 a.m. found two men with gunshot wounds; one was 29-year-old Johansel Encarnacion of Northeast D.C. Both were taken to a local hospital.

Encarnacion died of his injuries two days later, on November 4, 2023. He is survived by three young children; his father, Alberto Encarnacion, described him as a young man with hope and has called for justice. The Metropolitan Police Department Homicide Branch is investigating, no arrests have been announced, and authorities are offering up to a $25,000 reward for information leading to an arrest and conviction.

Does anyone in Columbia Heights remember hearing or seeing anything that night that could help investigators or the family?