On the morning of Tuesday, November 15, 2022, 32-year-old Kelvin Blowe of Lexington Park, Maryland, was killed on Southern Avenue SE in Washington, D.C. Blowe, a private security guard, was driving two colleagues home in a blue Chevrolet Malibu when a stolen silver Lexus attempted to pass on the left, crossed the double yellow line and struck his vehicle shortly before 5:30 a.m. After the collision Blowe reportedly approached the Lexus and an armed occupant emerged and shot him.

Responding officers found Blowe with a gunshot wound; D.C. Fire and Emergency Medical Services found no signs of life. A gun was recovered next to his body, and a detective reportedly told a family member it had not been fired; his family said they were unaware he possessed a weapon. The occupants of the Lexus fled and have not been apprehended. Police described the incident as a homicide and the Metropolitan Police Department offered a reward for information leading to arrest and conviction.

Blowe was a former Marine who became a policy advocate for criminal justice reform with the DC Justice Lab and had testified before the D.C. Council in support of a major overhaul of the city’s criminal code, which the council unanimously passed hours after his death. If anyone has information about the crash, the shooting, or the occupants of the stolen Lexus, please share it with investigators.