Michael Nwaulu, 17, was shot and killed on the evening of Thursday, March 2, 2023, in a parking lot in the 9600 block of Parkstone Drive in Upper Marlboro, Maryland. He was a student at Dr. Henry A. Wise Jr. High School and remembered for an easygoing, carefree attitude. Officers found him with a gunshot wound around 8:40 p.m.; he was pronounced dead at the scene.

An adult male was also shot and taken to hospital with injuries not believed to be life-threatening. The Prince George’s County Police Department Homicide Unit is investigating; no suspects or motive have been publicly identified. Authorities have offered a reward of up to $25,000 for information leading to an arrest and indictment.

If anyone witnessed the shooting or has information about who was responsible, please contact investigators.