On the evening of Wednesday, April 12, 2023, 19-year-old Andre Wallace Jr. was fatally shot inside a McDonald’s in the 1600 block of Benning Road NE, Washington, D.C. Officers from the Fifth District and D.C. Fire and Emergency Medical Services responded just after 6:00 PM; Wallace was found with a gunshot wound and pronounced dead at the scene. His body was later taken to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.

Police describe the suspect as a Black male with twists in his hair, wearing a white shirt, blue jeans and possibly a black sweatshirt tied around his waist, and armed with a handgun. No motive has been released and the investigation is ongoing. The Metropolitan Police Department has offered a reward of up to $25,000 for information leading to an arrest and conviction.

If anyone was at the McDonald’s or nearby on the evening of April 12 and saw the shooting or the person described, contact the Metropolitan Police with any information that might help the investigation.