A Southeast Washington, D.C. resident was killed by gunfire on a winter night in 2022. Ajaye Smith, 30, was found with apparent gunshot wounds on the 3400 block of Stanton Road, Southeast, shortly after 9:00 p.m. on December 9, 2022. Emergency medical services pronounced Smith dead at the scene and his body was taken to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.

The Metropolitan Police Department’s Seventh District officers initially responded and the Homicide Branch is investigating the shooting as a homicide. The department has offered a reward of up to $25,000 for information leading to an arrest and conviction, and urged witnesses to contact them or submit anonymous tips via text. No arrests have been announced.

If anyone has information about what happened that night or saw activity on Stanton Road around 9:00 p.m., please share what is known with investigators.