A late July argument in Northwest Washington, D.C. ended in two fatal shootings. Luke Whitaker, 29 and a resident of Northwest, was found with gunshot wounds on Saturday, July 22, 2023, at about 9:53 p.m. in the 1400 block of Girard Street. He showed no signs of life and was taken to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.

Shortly after, officers found 19-year-old Zion Hollingsworth-Hayes of Silver Spring in the 1400 block of Fairmont Street, Northwest; he had also been fatally shot. The investigation led to the September 8, 2023 arrest of 33-year-old Jeremiah Jordan of Southeast, D.C., on a D.C. Superior Court warrant. Court filings say Jordan and Whitaker argued just before the shooting and surveillance footage reportedly shows Whitaker shoving Jordan. Jordan was charged with two counts of first-degree murder while armed and later indicted by a grand jury on those murder counts and firearm offenses on May 22, 2024.

Anyone who was in the area that night or who knew Whitaker is asked to share what they saw or know.