William Whittington Jr., 40, was found fatally shot in the late afternoon of July 19, 2022, on the 400 block of Burbank Street SE in Southeast Washington, D.C. Police arrived after reports of a shooting at about 4:13 p.m.; Whittington was pronounced dead at the scene. An autopsy determined he died of a single gunshot wound to the head.

An arrest followed months later when members of the Capital Area Regional Fugitive Task Force detained 36-year-old Desmond Gaskin, Jr., of Oxon Hill, Maryland, on October 17, 2022. He was charged with second-degree murder while armed. At a preliminary hearing, a witness described seeing two men arguing before the shooting and gave a physical description of the shooter that differed markedly from Gaskin’s appearance at arrest.

Prosecutors later moved to dismiss the case and a judge granted that motion, dismissing the charges without prejudice. No further court dates are scheduled. Does anyone have information about Whittington’s activities that afternoon or saw anything on Burbank Street SE that day?