John Coleman was 34 and a familiar, dependable presence in his Northeast Washington, D.C. neighborhood. Remembered by relatives and neighbors as fun-loving and willing to help with landscaping, painting, and other home projects, he was looking forward to a birthday later that month. On May 1, 2023, shortly after midday, Coleman was riding a bicycle on the 2000 block of M Street NE when an encounter with a driver escalated. Police were called at about 12:26 p.m.; officers found Coleman on the street with multiple gunshot wounds and he was pronounced dead soon after first responders arrived.

The Metropolitan Police Department circulated a homicide reward flyer offering up to $25,000 for information. On November 8, 2023, the Capitol Area Regional Fugitive Task Force arrested 44-year-old George Sutton of Northeast D.C. on a Superior Court warrant charging him with first-degree murder while armed in connection with the shooting. Prosecutors describe the incident as a road-rage confrontation in which Sutton, driving a car, allegedly fired three shots from the vehicle that struck Coleman. Sutton has pleaded not guilty to charges including first-degree premeditated murder while armed and related weapons offenses.

Does anyone in the neighborhood remember seeing Coleman on M Street NE that afternoon or have information that could help the ongoing case?