A late-night dispute in Adams Morgan ended with a man dead on December 17, 2022. Avon Lamar Perkins, a 30-year-old Black man from Baltimore, Maryland, was shot around 1:20 a.m. in the 2400 block of 18th Street Northwest after officers responded to reports of gunfire outside a nightclub. D.C. Fire and Emergency Medical Services pronounced Perkins dead at the scene; an adult woman found with gunshot wounds was taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

Investigators say surveillance footage caught a brief conversation between Perkins and a 25-year-old man, Jakeim Miller of Heath Springs, North Carolina, after Miller exited the club. The footage and witness accounts described Perkins striking Miller, after which Miller allegedly produced a weapon and multiple shots were fired; Perkins was unarmed. An arrest warrant led to Miller’s apprehension on March 21, 2024, and he was charged with First Degree Murder while Armed. At a court hearing in April 2024 a judge found probable cause to proceed; prosecutors argued the timing suggested premeditation, while the defense claimed self-defense. The judge noted Perkins’s wounds to his side and back and ordered Miller to remain in custody.

Does anyone have information about that night in Adams Morgan or the lead-up to the confrontation?