On the evening of Friday, February 10, 2023, gunfire broke out in the 1900 block of 18th Street SE, near the Anacostia Neighborhood Library in Washington, D.C. Officers from the Sixth District arrived about 5:52 p.m. and found 27-year-old Melvin Henderson suffering gunshot wounds. D.C. Fire and Emergency Medical Services pronounced Henderson, a Black man from Southeast D.C., dead at the scene. The Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch has classified the death as a homicide.

As of late 2025, no arrests had been announced and authorities offered a reward of up to $25,000 for information leading to an arrest and conviction. Court records and witness statements tie Henderson to a group known as Choppa City and attribute his killing to igniting a violent feud with a rival group called the 18th & T Crew; that feud is said to have led to further retaliatory shootings, including a later triple homicide. If anyone has information about Henderson, his killing, or the subsequent violence, contact the Metropolitan Police Department or submit an anonymous tip via their text line.