Earnest Ray Thompson III, 38, was killed in Northwest Washington, D.C., in the early morning hours of Saturday, April 23, 2022. Officers were called to the 700 block of Morton Street, Northwest, around 5:13 a.m. and found Thompson suffering from a gunshot wound and multiple stab wounds. He was taken to a nearby hospital but died despite life-saving efforts.

Thompson was a DJ and father who was described by his mother as a gentle giant; she believes he may have been trying to break up a fight at an after-hours club nearby, though that account has not been confirmed by police. D.C. Homicide detectives opened an investigation and the Metropolitan Police Department offered up to a $25,000 reward for information leading to an arrest and conviction, but no arrests or suspects have been publicly announced.

Did anyone who knew Earnest or who was in the Morton Street area that morning see anything that could help investigators?