Xavier X- Spruill was 17 when he was shot in the 3400 block of Wheeler Road Southeast in Washington, D.C., on Monday, June 13, 2022. First responders found him at the scene and he was taken to a local hospital, where he later died from his injuries. A second person was also shot and treated for non-life-threatening wounds.

The Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch opened an investigation and has asked the public for help. The motive has not been released.

If anyone saw the incident on Wheeler Road that evening or has information about who was involved, please come forward.