On the evening of Monday, February 21, 2022, at about 8:33 p.m., officers from the Third District responded to the 3200 block of 13th Street Northwest after a gunshot was reported. Police and DC Fire and EMS found 33-year-old Dejuan Hailstorks of Northwest, D.C., suffering from an apparent gunshot wound; he was pronounced dead at the scene and the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner took custody of his remains.

The Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch opened an investigation, canvassing the neighborhood for leads. A reward of up to $25,000 is being offered for information that leads to an arrest and conviction.

If anyone has information about what happened on 13th Street Northwest that night, please contact investigators.