On the evening of Friday, June 2, 2023, 58-year-old James Samuels was found inside an apartment in the 2900 block of Nelson Place SE in Washington, D.C., suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. Officers responding to a shooting at about 8:33 p.m. and D.C. Fire and Emergency Medical Services found no signs of life.

Investigators identified a suspect within days. On Tuesday, June 6, 2023, members of the Fifth District Crime Suppression Team arrested 26-year-old Stephon Shields on a D.C. Superior Court warrant; he was charged with second-degree murder while armed. Court records say the shooting followed a domestic dispute: Shields allegedly went to his ex-girlfriend’s building, demanded to know who was inside, confronted her fiancé James Samuels, a struggle occurred, and Shields allegedly shot Samuels 22 times. The defense later requested, and the court granted, a mental competency hearing for Shields.

If anyone knew James Samuels or has information about the events at that apartment on June 2, please share what you know.