On the evening of January 3, 2023, a group of men were standing on the sidewalk in the 6200 block of Georgia Avenue NW in Washington, D.C., when at least two people got out of a vehicle stuck in traffic and opened fire. Thirty-three-year-old Benjie Byers, a Northwest D.C. resident, was killed at the scene. Two other men and an 8-year-old child were wounded; the child’s injuries were described as non-life-threatening and appeared to be from a stray bullet.

D.C. Police Chief Robert J. Contee III said the adult victims, including Byers, were clearly the intended targets, but the motive has not been released. No suspects had been publicly identified and the Metropolitan Police Department appealed for information. A reward of up to $25,000 has been offered for tips that lead to arrest and conviction. If anyone has information about what happened on Georgia Avenue that night, please share it with investigators.