On March 6, 2023, 31-year-old Jarell Thompson of Washington, D.C., was found inside a vehicle in the 3500 block of 52nd Avenue in the unincorporated section of Hyattsville, Maryland, suffering from gunshot wounds. Officers who responded to a call at about 12:15 a.m. pronounced Thompson dead at the scene.

Detectives opened a homicide investigation and initially offered a reward of up to $25,000 for information leading to an arrest and indictment. Investigators later reported the shooting occurred during a robbery and that the assailants were not strangers to Thompson. Three men — Kenneth Gails, 30, of Riverdale; Marcus Chapman, 33, of Hyattsville; and Josue Vasques, 27, of Hyattsville — were subsequently arrested and charged with counts including first and second-degree murder and conspiracy to commit murder; they were held at the county jail without bond.

Does anyone have information about Thompson’s movements that night or knew him and can help with the investigation?