Blake Bozeman, 31, was fatally shot while celebrating a friend’s birthday at the CRU Hookah Lounge on H Street NE in Washington, D.C., on the night of September 23, 2023. Gunfire erupted just before midnight; a lone gunman struck Bozeman and three other people. The three surviving victims, two men and a woman, suffered non-life-threatening injuries. Bozeman, a former Morgan State University basketball standout, was a husband and father of three.

The Metropolitan Police Department described the suspect as a Black male about 5 feet 7 inches tall, last seen fleeing westbound on H Street NE. Witness accounts differ on clothing, saying either a black hooded sweatshirt or a white or cream-colored sweater with a black hat. No motive has been released and no arrest has been announced; a $25,000 reward is being offered for information leading to an arrest and conviction.

If anyone was at the CRU Hookah Lounge that night or has information about the person who fled westbound on H Street NE, please come forward.