On the morning of December 3, 2024, 18-year-old Jeremiah Law of Fort Washington, Maryland, was shot inside a Denny’s on the 1200 block of Bladensburg Road NE in Washington, D.C. The shooting happened at about 10:49 a.m.; Law managed to run out of the restaurant but was found unconscious and not breathing outside with apparent gunshot wounds. He was taken to a nearby hospital, where he died from his injuries.

The Metropolitan Police Department’s Fifth District is treating the case as a homicide. No arrests have been announced. Investigators have released surveillance images of a person of interest and a reward of up to $25,000 is being offered for information that leads to an arrest and conviction.

Anyone who was in or near that Denny’s on the morning of December 3 and may have seen something is asked to come forward with tips or information.