Joshua Starr, 37, was shot dead on the 2600 block of Douglas Road SE in Washington, D.C., on October 5, 2023. Officers from the Seventh District found him outside an apartment complex at about 11:54 a.m. suffering from multiple gunshot wounds; he was pronounced dead at the scene. Detectives from the Homicide Branch opened an investigation immediately.

Early in the inquiry a preliminary description circulated of a male with bushy hair reportedly wearing a school uniform, but police later said that detail was part of initial stages and not confirmed as definitive lookout information. No arrests or specific suspects have been publicly named. The Metropolitan Police Department is asking for tips and has offered up to a $25,000 reward for information leading to an arrest and conviction.

Who in the Douglas Road SE area that morning might have seen or heard something that could help solve Joshua Starr’s killing?