John Precia, 24, was fatally shot in the early hours of Thursday, August 4, 2022, on the 3300 block of 14th Place Southeast in the Congress Heights neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Officers from the Seventh District located Precia with apparent gunshot wounds at about 12:19 a.m.; emergency medical services pronounced him dead at the scene and his body was taken to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.

A juvenile male also suffered non-life-threatening injuries and walked into a local hospital for treatment. Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch are investigating; no arrests have been announced and no suspects have been publicly identified. The department has offered a reward of up to $25,000 for information leading to an arrest and conviction.

Anyone who knew Precia, witnessed the shooting, or has information about the events on 14th Place Southeast that night is asked to contact investigators.