Deonte Pittman was 19 when he was fatally shot on May 10, 2022, in the unit block of Galveston Street SW in Washington, D.C. The shooting occurred at about 8:05 p.m.; when officers arrived the young man had been killed. Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch canvassed the area and began investigating the circumstances that led to the fatal encounter.

In the days after the shooting, the department asked the public for help and offered a reward of up to $25,000 for information leading to an arrest and conviction. The investigation into Pittman’s murder remained ongoing as authorities continued to seek answers and justice.

If anyone was in the unit block of Galveston Street SW that evening or has information about what happened, please come forward to the Metropolitan Police Department.