Seventeen-year-old Jefferson Perez (also reported as Jefferson Luna-Perez) was fatally shot on the afternoon of Wednesday, May 17, 2023, in the parking lot of Theodore Roosevelt High School in the 4300 block of 13th Street NW, Washington, D.C. Police found him unconscious and unresponsive; he was taken to a hospital by emergency medical services and later died of his injuries. Metropolitan Police Department opened a homicide investigation and says an altercation occurred in the school parking lot just before the shooting.

No suspects have been publicly identified and no arrests have been announced. Jefferson was born in El Salvador and came to the U.S. as a baby with his mother; he was an active member of the school community and a DC SCORES alumnus remembered for his skill and passion for soccer.

If anyone knew Jefferson or has information about what happened that afternoon, please come forward.