On the evening of Friday, May 13, 2022, gunfire was reported on the 200 block of Upshur Street Northwest in Washington, D.C. Officers from the Fourth District found evidence of a shooting at about 5:26 p.m., but no victim at the scene. A short time later a 48-year-old man, identified as Renard Thornton, arrived at a local hospital seeking treatment for a gunshot wound. Thornton, a resident of Northwest, D.C., was pronounced dead at the hospital.

The Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch concluded Thornton had been shot on Upshur Street and then made his way to the hospital. Detectives issued a public appeal and offered a reward of up to $25,000 for information leading to an arrest and conviction.

If anyone saw activity on Upshur Street that evening or has information about Thornton’s shooting, please share what is known with investigators.