On the evening of August 16, 2023, 32-year-old Justin Garland was fatally shot in the 1200 block of Sumner Road Southeast in Washington, D.C. Seventh District officers responded to a shooting call at about 6:58 p.m., and police later learned an adult male shooting victim had been taken to a nearby hospital. At the hospital Garland was found with a gunshot wound and was pronounced dead after medical efforts.

The Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch has opened an investigation and the department is asking the public for information. A reward of up to $25,000 is being offered for tips that lead to an arrest and conviction. No suspects have been publicly identified and no arrests have been announced.

If anyone has information about Justin Garland’s death or was in the Sumner Road Southeast area that evening, please contact the Metropolitan Police Department.