A Juneteenth celebration in Washington, D.C., ended in tragedy when 15-year-old Chase Lorenzo Poole was fatally shot. On the evening of June 19, 2022, hundreds had gathered at an unpermitted festival called Moechella near 14th and U Streets NW when gunfire broke out. Four people were wounded, including a Metropolitan Police Department officer. Chase, a seventh-grader, was found on a nearby Metro bus island with a single, fatal gunshot wound to his upper body and died later at a hospital.

Investigators used surveillance and police body‑camera footage in the ensuing investigation. Detectives arrested a 15-year-old male from a different neighborhood in Northeast D.C. on August 18, 2022; he was charged as a juvenile with first-degree murder while armed. Court filings indicated the shooting was tied to a neighborhood rivalry between youths from the victim’s and the suspect’s areas.

If anyone attended Moechella that night or has information about Chase or the events near 14th and U Streets NW, please share what you know.