On the evening of September 27, 2023, a shooting in the Brentwood neighborhood of Northeast Washington, D.C., left two men dead and three others wounded. At about 9:50 p.m. in the 2500 block of 14th Street Northeast, 46-year-old James Cooper Jr., who was reportedly visiting his mother, was shot as he was leaving her home. He and 41-year-old Nathaniel Limes of Richmond, Virginia, were pronounced dead at the scene despite emergency efforts. Three other adult males were also injured; one was taken to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries and two later arrived at area hospitals for treatment.

The Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch is investigating. Officers say three suspects were seen fleeing in an SUV, and police are exploring whether a dispute between two groups prompted the attack. A reward of up to $25,000 is being offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction in each homicide, for a possible total of $50,000. No arrests have been announced.

If anyone has information about what happened that night or knew James Cooper Jr., please come forward to the Metropolitan Police Department.