Tyrone Hopkins Jr., a 30-year-old Black man from Northeast Washington, D.C., was killed late on Sunday, April 30, 2023. At about 11:48 p.m., Sixth District officers responded to the 3800 block of Jay Street NE after reports of gunfire and found Hopkins with apparent gunshot wounds. DC Fire and Emergency Medical Services personnel pronounced him dead at the scene before his body was taken to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.

Police did not describe any dispute, confrontation, robbery, or other incident that led to the shooting, nor did they say whether Hopkins had been with anyone, had been approached there, or had been followed. By May 26, 2023, MPD’s Homicide Branch was seeking to identify and locate multiple suspects and offered a reward of up to $25,000 for information leading to arrest and conviction; the department did not release names, ages, or detailed descriptions. No arrest, charge, trial, or conviction has been publicly announced and the case remains listed among MPD’s major unsolved homicides from 2023.

If anyone knew Tyrone Hopkins or has information about what happened on Jay Street NE that night, please contact the Metropolitan Police Department or submit a tip through their text line.