On Monday, July 31, 2023, at about 12:29 p.m., gunfire was reported in the 1800 block of West Virginia Avenue NE in Washington, D.C. Officers from the Fifth District found 44-year-old Russell Wiseman of Northeast, D.C., suffering from a gunshot wound. Emergency medical personnel pronounced Wiseman dead at the scene and his body was taken to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.

The Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch opened an investigation and asked the public for help. A reward of up to $25,000 has been offered for information leading to an arrest and conviction.

If anyone saw activity near West Virginia Avenue NE around midday on July 31, 2023, or has information about Russell Wiseman’s killing, please come forward to the authorities.