On the evening of December 4, 2022, 20-year-old Marjai Wimbush was fatally shot inside his apartment in the 4200 block of 4th Street, Southeast, Washington, D.C. Police were called around 10:40 p.m. for a report of a shooting. Responding officers found signs of a violent struggle: blood on the wall, a knocked-over television, and shoeboxes scattered. Wimbush was discovered slumped in a corner with a single gunshot wound to the left side of his chest and was pronounced dead at the scene.

Court documents say a witness who had been with Wimbush escaped after a man allegedly broke into the apartment to rob them. The Metropolitan Police Department Homicide Branch later developed a suspect. On June 27, 2023, authorities arrested 45-year-old Correy Benjamin Ray of Southeast, D.C., charging him with first-degree murder while armed-felony murder. A judge found probable cause, citing evidence that a red car allegedly linked to Ray arrived at the building before the shooting and left shortly after. The defense disputed any tangible or forensic link and suggested a third party could be responsible, but the judge found no evidence supporting that theory or that the shooting was in self-defense.

If anyone knew Marjai Wimbush or has information about the break-in and the red car, please share what is known.