Alando Pugh, 40, was shot in the early hours of August 15, 2023, on the unit block of Galveston Place SW in Washington, D.C. Officers from the Seventh District found him with multiple gunshot wounds to the head at about 1:51 a.m. He was taken to a hospital and died there four days later, on August 19, 2023.

Pugh was a lifelong Washingtonian who began boxing at 13 at the Sugar Ray Recreation Center and went on to compete in other states. He worked for Bates Trash company and was a father with an extended family including his mother and siblings. The Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch is investigating and has offered up to a $25,000 reward for information leading to an arrest and conviction. No arrests or suspects have been publicly announced.

If anyone knew Alando or has information about what happened that night, please share tips with the MPD Homicide Branch.