On Thursday afternoon, October 13, 2022, 15-year-old Andre Robertson Jr. was sitting on the porch of his great-grandmother’s home in the 500 block of 48th Place NE when he was struck by gunfire at about 3:40 p.m. First responders took him to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The shooting occurred as schoolchildren were being dropped off in the neighborhood.

The investigation resulted in the arrest of a 15-year-old from Northeast, D.C., on November 4, 2022, and a separate arrest of a 13-year-old, both charged with first-degree murder while armed. Police said the shooting appeared to be a targeted attack but did not publicly state a motive. Andre’s father had been killed about a year earlier in a separate incident.

In late January 2023 the 15-year-old pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter in Andre’s death and related charges; he received the maximum juvenile sentence, to be held in a high-security facility until age 21. The family said the sentence did not match their loss.

If anyone knew Andre, was in that neighborhood that afternoon, or has information about the shooting, please come forward.