In the early evening of Thursday, May 18, 2023, gunfire erupted on the 300 block of Franklin Street NE in Washington, D.C. Fifth District officers arrived after a report of the shooting at about 6:47 p.m. and found a 47-year-old man with gunshot wounds. He was pronounced dead at the scene and identified as Leonard Carter of Northwest, D.C. His death was classified as a homicide.

The Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch is investigating. No suspects or arrests have been publicly identified, and police have offered a reward of up to $25,000 for information leading to an arrest and conviction in the case.

If anyone saw or heard anything on Franklin Street NE that evening or has information about Leonard Carter’s death, please share what is known with investigators.