Emmanuel Lys, a 32-year-old man of Haitian descent, was found dead on May 23, 2022 inside a tent at a homeless encampment on the median of Thomas Circle in Washington, D.C. Emergency responders pronounced him dead at the scene; he had a single gunshot wound to the neck. The Metropolitan Police Department opened a homicide investigation and released a description of a person of interest seen fleeing: a man in his 30s wearing a white and gray hooded sweatshirt, blue jeans and white sneakers.

The city offered a reward for information that could lead to an arrest and conviction, and the small encampment was cleared afterward for health and safety reasons. Days later investigators said they were no longer certain a homicide occurred and began considering suicide, accidental shooting or self-defense; a firearm was recovered just outside the tent. No arrests have been publicly announced.

If anyone knew Emmanuel, his routines, or saw activity around Thomas Circle on May 23, 2022, please come forward with information.