On the afternoon of August 9, 2022, 20-year-old Brian Buxton of Fort Washington, Maryland, was shot on the 100 block of Irvington Street in Southwest Washington, D.C. An off-duty Metropolitan Police Department officer was flagged down at about 4:52 pm and found Buxton suffering from a gunshot wound. He was taken to a local hospital with life-threatening injuries and died the next day, August 10, 2022; the cause of death was a gunshot wound to the head described by a physician as an unsurvivable brain injury.

Detectives investigating the homicide recovered multiple 9mm shell casings from the scene and developed leads tying the shooting to a carjacking that occurred the same day. Two men were charged in connection with Buxton’s death; at a January 25, 2024 preliminary hearing a judge found probable cause and allowed the case to proceed. Surveillance video and other evidence, including allegations about online searches for how to disassemble a Glock 19, were presented during the hearing.

If anyone has information about Brian Buxton, his movements on August 9, 2022, or the related carjacking, please share what is known.