Kwame Keith, 25 and described as having no fixed address, was found dead inside a trash can on the 1800 block of Fairlawn Avenue in Southeast Washington, D.C., on the evening of Monday, October 30, 2023. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner identified him and ruled the manner of death homicide, with multiple gunshot wounds listed as the cause.

Investigators say the shooting itself occurred on October 24, 2023. Surveillance footage from that day reportedly shows 34-year-old Emmanuel Lewis and others frequently together near the location where the killing is believed to have taken place; cellphone data reportedly placed Keith in the vicinity. A witness told authorities Lewis confessed. Lewis was arrested on May 7, 2024, and charged with second-degree murder while armed; a judge found probable cause. A 43-year-old, George Pendleton, was later charged as an accessory after the fact.

Does anyone who lived or worked near Fairlawn Avenue in late October 2023 recall unusual activity or have information about Keith or those seen on surveillance that week?